Screening I:

All that Jam (12 mins) by Yiannis Kostavaras

The stormy life of three friends and roommates in Corfu, surrounded by music in every aspect. In Corfu, three musicians, friends, fellow students and roommates, experience life through music. The power of their musical improvisation transforms into a youthful and fresh improvisation on life itself.

The Luthier (76 mins) by Iris Theochari

A Greek luthier from a small village in Serres, renowned for crafting some of the finest flamenco guitars in the world, dreams of creating the first international flamenco music festival in his hometown. With the support of his artist friends, he embarks on a journey to turn his dream into reality. The isolation of rural Greece, combined with the unique and often solitary daily life of a musical instrument maker, shapes a fascinating reality—one that surprises through its sheer simplicity. This is a portrait that balances between solitude, creativity, and the small pleasures of village life, ultimately achieving global recognition.

The LMU Classics & Archaeology department celebrates 25 years of Greek Cinema at LMU. The LMU Greek Cinema Week is a scholarly inquiry into Greek Cinema with an emphasis on contemporary issues and the discipline of Classics. The film screenings are supported by students in Prof. Zacharia’s course on Representations of Greece: Ancient and Modern.

The LMU Classics & Archaeology department values our 10-year LMU-LAGFF community partnership, which offers supervised internships administrated by Prof. Zacharia, LAGFF Director of Education, to LMU students. Over 220 LMU students have interned with LAGFF acquiring first-hand experience in several aspects of film festival production, such as programming, industry labs, event production, videography, interviewing filmmakers, film reviewing, and more. In addition, at least 135 students have attended the Greek cinema summer courses and wrote essays on the LAGFF films, while over 15 SFTV faculty have served as LAGFF jurors since 2014. We are thankful to the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival for our invaluable partnership and collaboration in both the LMU-LAGFF internship program, the LMU Greek Cinema Week, and the 1st LAGFF Documentary Festival.