FILM PICKS - LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL

FILM PICKS AGORA (documentary), Greece/Germany/Qatar, 2015, 117 min, US Premiere Saturday, June 6, 8 pm, Egyptian/Spielberg In modern Greece the word Agorá has lost its initial sense and it has come to denote solely the place and act of commercial transactions. It is a dominant word in the reality experienced today by Greeks, as the country goes through an economical vortex that devours human lives in its path. Presented by ARIS ANAGNOS BUY TICKETS STRATOS (feature), Greece/Germany/Cyprus, 2014, 138 min, LA Premiere Thursday, June 4, 8 pm, Egyptian/Rigler After years in prison, Stratos now works in a bread factory - and as a contract killer. With the money, he wants to help his friend who once saved his life. He always pays his debts, but he must learn that the price is higher than expected. Presented by  BUY TICKETS WASHINGTONIA (short), Greece, 2014, 25 min, LA Premiere Shorts Program A,  Thursday, June 4, 6 pm, Egyptian/Rigler In the heart of the summer, in the midst of the tropical heat, the giraffe's heartbeat is no longer heard, and the animals are thrown into confusion. As they search for this beat, it is then that the strangest things happen. BUY TICKETS For the full festival schedule and tickets, click here.

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ALL-ACCESS GOLD PASS! The LAGFF All-Access GOLD PASSincludes 35 films and special events, including the annual Filmmaker Breakfast at the home of the Consul General of Greece, Gregory Karahalios, and presented by theHollywood Foreign Press Association, a 2015 Bronze Patron. This year, LAGFF will host an unprecedented 33 visiting filmmakers who will represent their films and IPDF projects. To reserve your GOLD PASS now, click here.