Promakhos

A love story about two Greek attorneys who sue the British Museum for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Andreas was forced to leave his homeland of Greece as a child but he now returns at the invitation of the director of the Acropolis Museum to pursue the case against the British Museum. As he gathers evidence to prove that documents were forged to allow for the sale of the Marbles to the British Parliament in 1816, the city of 2011 Athens finds itself in a state of economic and social crisis. Andreas is assisted by his co-worker and love interest Eleni, as they go to London to begin the legal proceedings. The two lawyers and lovers face a long, hard road to reunification that ultimately brings them to an appeal at the International Court of Justice.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Coerte Voorhees, John Voorhes

Cinematography: Panos Golfis

Music: Laura Gini

Actors: Pantelis Kontogiannis (Andreas), Kassandra Voyagis (Eleni), Paul Freeman (general counsel for the British Museum), Michael Byrne (British Museum curator), George Corraface (head archaeologist), Spyros

Production: A Visionary Film, USA

Producers: Coerte Voorhees, John Voorhes

Format: DCP Color

Production Country: Greece-USA

Production Year: 2014

Duration: 91

Contact: A Visionary Film, USAavisionaryfilm@gmail.comwww.avisionaryfilm.com

Screened on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of Melina Merkouri, defender of the campaign for the return of the marbles.

World Premiere

Coerte Voorhees

Promakhos is the Greek-American directors’ first feature film. The idea was originally inspired by Coerte’s thesis research on the Parthenon Sculptures at Georgetown University. Coerte and John co-wrote the script while Coerte has been pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in film production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and John was finishing his MBA at Stanford.