BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29104@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:🎬 Lesvia (2024) + Mr. Dimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula (2019) DTSTAMP:20261020T191939Z DTSTART:20261120T193000Z DESCRIPTION:Lesvia chronicles 40+ years of lesbian identity and the conflic t between the\nlocals of a small village on the Greek island of Lesvos and lesbians who arrived\nsearching for love\, freedom and community. The fil m is preceded by the short Mr.\nDimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula\, by the same director. \n \n\nMr. Dimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula \nTzeli Hadjidimitriou | 2019 | Greece | 28’ | EN subtitles\n\nDimitris lives her life in Skala S kamnias\, the conservative Greek fishing\nvillage where she was born. She nursed her dying parents and now lives alone\,\nable\, at last to enjoy he r femininity by dancing in the street to old pop\nrecords\, watched by her cat.\n\nMisunderstood by family but celebrated by journalists covering th e refugee\ncrisis\, her resilience is captured by the camera. She recalls time spent away\nfrom Lesvos and conscription into the Greek army. Gently observed and\ninterviewed by a Lesbian film maker similarly aware of what it means to grow up\ndifferent in a tiny traditional community\, their sha red humanity and mutual\nrespect shine through this touching biographical film.\n\n+\n\nLesvia\nTzeli Hadjidimitriou | 2024 | Greece | 78’ | EN subt itles\n\nSince the 1970s\, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of\nLesvos\, birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. Wh en they find paradise in\na local village and carve out their own lesbian community\, tensions simmer with\nthe local residents. With both groups cl aiming ownership of lesbian identity\,\nfilmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a n ative and lesbian herself—is caught in the\nmiddle and chronicles 40+ year s of love\, community\, conflict\, and what it means\nto feel accepted.\n  URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/lesvia-2024-mr-dimitris-and-mrs-dimitro ula-2019 GEO:52.381974;4.8703107 LOCATION:Filmhuis Cavia - Van Hallstraat 52-1\, 1051 HH Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,community,dance,film,refugees,staatsliedenbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Lesvia chronicles 40+ years of les bian identity and the conflict between the locals of a small village on th e Greek island of Lesvos and lesbians who arrived searching for love, free dom and community. The film is preceded by the short Mr. Dimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula, by the same director. 
 


Mr. Dimitris and Mrs. Dimitroula 
Tzeli Hadjidimitrio u | 2019 | Greece | 28’ | EN subtitles

Dimitris lives her life in S kala Skamnias, the conservative Greek fishing village where she was born. She nursed her dying parents and now lives alone, able, at last to enjoy h er femininity by dancing in the street to old pop records, watched by her cat.

Misunderstood by family but celebrated by journalists covering the refugee crisis, her resilience is captured by the camera. She recalls time spent away from Lesvos and conscription into the Greek army. Gently observed and interviewed by a Lesbian film maker similarly aware of what i t means to grow up different in a tiny traditional community, their shared humanity and mutual respect shine through this touching biographical film .

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Lesvia
Tzeli Hadjidimitriou | 202 4 | Greece | 78’ | EN subtitles

Since the 1970s, lesbians from arou nd the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, birthplace of the an cient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and ca rve out their own lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local reside nts. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity, filmmaker Tz eli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle an d chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.
 

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