The Broadcast(I Ekpompi)
Dir: Theo Angelopoulos
Greece, 1968, Greek, 21mins, DCP
Cast: Theodoros Katsadramis, Lina Triantafillou, Nikos Mastorakis
An experimental homage to the “free cinema” of the period, Angelopoulos’ debut short film begins like a cinema vérité, and is also a subtly absurdist and subversive satire that slyly past the censors during the beginning of military dictatorship. Comprising long takes and sequence shots which prefigure his signature style, the story follows a group of television journalists wandering around Athens, asking passersby for their definition of the “ideal man”. An ordinary man is randomly picked as the winner, whose ultimate award is no more than becoming a puppet in a media show. Screening with Reconstruction.
Thessaloniki Film Festival: Best Short Fiction Award
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Cancelled 2022-01-08 (Sat)
17:15Cancelled 2022-02-06 (Sun)
19:30
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction