- Director
- Laura Nix
“Inventing Tomorrow” follows six young scientists from Indonesia, Hawaii, India and Mexico as they tackle some of the most complex environmental issues facing humanity today – right in their own backyards.
Read moreAmerican Film Showcase 2019: A Τribute to American Documentaries
Thessaloniki: March 2-5 – Athens: March 6-21
Exile Room, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Athens, once again welcomes to Greece the American Film Showcase, a multifaceted exploration of American documentary and a unique partnership with the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. The program features award-winning films from the past two years, along with workshops and special presentations both for filmmakers and industry professionals as well as students and youth audiences. This year, the focus of the Showcase is on gender equality and women representation in the film industry.
From Lena Dunham to Miranda July (“Half the Picture”), and from Barbie (“Tiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie”) to a teenage inventor on the shores of Indonesia (“Inventing Tomorrow”), the American Film Showcase explores how women act as agents of change. In that vein, the program will host two top-tier industry professionals, director and producer Laura Nix, and Women Make Movies executive director Debra Zimmerman, who will engage with Greek audiences and filmmakers, promoting collaborations and highlighting female-driven narratives.
The first part of the American Film Showcase will take place in Thessaloniki, from March 2-5, in collaboration with the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, and will feature additional screenings and masterclasses at the Aristotle University and the American Farm School. The program will land in Athens on March 6, with a special premiere at the Greek Cinematheque, where the two American envoys will be present and discuss with the audience. The Athens program will also feature screenings and workshops at Exile Room, the SAE Institute and ACS Athens, concluding on March 21st.
- The American Film Showcase in Greece is organized by the U.S. Embassy in Greece and the Exile Room, in collaboration with the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.
- Screenings and workshops are free of charge, except for screenings in the context of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
- All films screen with Greek subtitles.
- Working language for all masterclasses and workshops is English.
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Inventing Tomorrow
Inventing Tomorrow
- Director
- Laura Nix
“Inventing Tomorrow” follows six young scientists from Indonesia, Hawaii, India and Mexico as they tackle some of the most complex environmental issues facing humanity today – right in their own backyards.
Read moreMasterclass with Laura Nix
Tiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie
- Director
- Andrea Nevins
In her almost 60 years, the world famous Barbie has become a fashion icon, a pop culture reference and a target for activists. Yet, the team struggling to bring this plastic-fantastic toy up to date isn’t what you thought it would be.
Read moreInventing Tomorrow
- Director
- Laura Nix
“Inventing Tomorrow” follows six young scientists from Indonesia, Hawaii, India and Mexico as they tackle some of the most complex environmental issues facing humanity today – right in their own backyards.
Read moreTiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie
- Director
- Andrea Nevins
In her almost 60 years, the world famous Barbie has become a fashion icon, a pop culture reference and a target for activists. Yet, the team struggling to bring this plastic-fantastic toy up to date isn’t what you thought it would be.
Read moreTiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie
- Director
- Andrea Nevins
In her almost 60 years, the world famous Barbie has become a fashion icon, a pop culture reference and a target for activists. Yet, the team struggling to bring this plastic-fantastic toy up to date isn’t what you thought it would be.
Read moreInventing Tomorrow
- Director
- Laura Nix
“Inventing Tomorrow” follows six young scientists from Indonesia, Hawaii, India and Mexico as they tackle some of the most complex environmental issues facing humanity today – right in their own backyards.
Read moreHalf the Picture
- Director
- Amy Adrion
Have you ever wondered why, despite the fact that women make up about half of all film-school directing majors these days, a very small percentage of them find gainful employment in the film industry? Forty TV and movie directors, journalists, academics and activists attempt to solve this riddle.
Read moreDISCUSSION: Gender equality in filmmaking
Masterclass with Debra Zimmerman
ONE-ON-ONE meetings with director and producer Laura Nix
ONE-ON-ONE meetings with producer Debra Zimmerman
The Work
- Director
- Jairus McLeary, Gethin Aldous
In this soul-bearing documentary, a mix of prisoners and outsiders undergo a voluntary group therapy session at Folsom State Prison dubbed “The Work”.
Read moreDealt
- Director
- Luke Korem
62-year-old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world’s greatest card magicians, leaving audiences practically speechless with his sleight of hand. But what people don’t know is that he is completely blind.
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Obit.
- Director
- Vanessa Gould
Every morning, a small staff of obituary writers at The New York Times deposits the details of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Vanessa Gould’s unexpectedly fascinating “Obit” is the first documentary to look into the unknown world of editorial obituaries, going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling life after death.
Read moreChef Flynn
- Director
- Cameron Yates
Cameron Yates’ documentary is a delicious portrait of rising star chef Flynn McGarry that’s sure to activate your taste buds, as well as a reflection on motherhood and what it means to give up one’s own identity in furtherance of a child’s passion.
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