Greek to Me (2019, 102 Minutes)

In this comedic autobiographical documentary, director Harry Killas attempts to make a film about his Greek-Canadian father, and to get him to Greece, but life always seems to get in the way. Shot in BC and Greece over a fifteen-year period, Greek to Me explores themes of fathers and sons, filmmaking, identity, fishing and dentistry. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Harry.

Biography:

HARRY KILLAS is a Canadian director, writer and producer who has lived and worked in Canada, the United States, and Europe. His dramatic films have been screened at major international festivals including Bilbao, Toronto, Palm Springs, Clermont-Ferrand, Oberhausen, Torino and Vancouver. His documentary films have been broadcast by CBC, TVO, Knowledge, BBC, BBC Worldwide, Bravo!, and CTV affiliates. Recent credits include two feature-length documentaries: Is There A Picture on the first generation of the Vancouver School of photo-conceptual artists; and Superkids 2, a longitudinal study of highly gifted learners. Harry is Associate Professor of Media Arts at Emily Carr University in the Film + Screen Arts Program, where he teaches film arts and media studies.