AVANT-PREMIERE: “SEA OF GLASS” BY ALEXIS ALEXIOU

In Alexis Alexiou’s new film Sea of Glass, which will be presented in Avant-première at the 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 65-year-old Vangelio decides to go on holiday after her husband’s death. In a run-down off-season seaside resort she meets Vicky, a young woman caring for her alcoholic father. When Vangelio protects Vicky from her father’s violence, chaos erupts in their seaside town. The film will be released in cinemas by Weird Wave on November 12.

The Film contains scenes of graphic verbal and visual violence.

Following the screening, a discussion inspired by the film will take place on the topic Women, Film Genres and Sharp Objects with the participation of Anna Poupou (Assistant Professor in the Department of Digital Arts and Cinema at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and members of the film’s creative team. The discussion will be moderated by Eleni Androutsopoulou (Head of the Greek Film Festival).

The discussion will be conducted in Greek with simultaneous interpretation into English.

A party will follow at Ydro (22:30) with Nikos Pastras as DJ.