Screening of Tailor with Hellenic Film Society USA

​Hellenic Film Society USA returns to present a screening of Tailor, followed by in-person Q&A with the director Sonia Liza Kenterman.

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor.

The film runtime is 100 minutes. It is in Greek with English subtitles. Watch the trailer here.

Tailor is a coming-of-old-age story set against the economic crisis in Greece. It tells the story of Nikos, a master tailor, who doesn’t really fit in the world and is withdrawn into the attic of his father’s tailoring shop. With the shop about to be repossessed and his father suddenly taken ill, the imaginative Nikos decides to take action: since customers no longer come to his shop, then he will take his shop to them. He builds a wondrously strange bricolage coach—a tailor shop on wheels—and navigates the streets of Athens to sell his wares. After a rocky start, he finds success in the poor outskirts, where life seems not to have changed for over a century.

Tailor is Sonia Liza Kenterman’s first feature film. It is a Greek – German – Belgian co-production. The script was written by Kenterman and the American writer Tracy Sunderland. Tailor has been released in cinemas in Greece, Germany, Austria, Japan, Spain and Hong Kong. It will also be released in cinemas in China, Taiwan, Switzerland, Brazil, Slovenia, Turkey and South Korea. In Germany, it opened in 200 cinemas across the country and was screening for 13 weeks. In Japan, it was in the cinemas for 15 weeks and, following its cinematic success, was anominated for Best Foreign Film at the Japanese Academy Awards.

At this event, we will watch the film, followed by an in-person Q&A with Kenterman, Tailor's director.

To join the event in-person | Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Sonia Liza Kenterman is a Greek – German film director and writer. She was awarded a MA in Directing with distinction from London Film School. She has received a BA in Sociology at Panteion University in Greece. She has also studied at the Art’s Theatre School for Drama and the Stavrakos Film School in Greece. Her graduation short film Nicoleta won 15 awards and entered 41 festivals around the world. She was then selected by the Greek Film Centre to write and direct a short film, White Sheet which also went around the festival circuit. Sonia’s first feature film Tailor is a Greek – German – Belgian co-production. Tailor premiered in November 2020 at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in First Features Competition section. It has been selected by 44 festivals and has won 16 Awards, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Leading Actor, Best Music, and Best Costumes. Tailor is being distributed in cinemas and streaming platforms around the world.

ABOUT Hellenic Film Society USA

The Hellenic Film Society USA is dedicated to promoting Greek cinema throughout the United States. Our mission is to share the richness of Greek films with a wider American audience, to showcase Greek movies, and to preserve the film heritage of Greece. Founded by Jimmy DeMetro and a team of devoted cinephiles with a long track record of presenting Greek films in the US, the Hellenic Film Society was established to expand the reach of Greek film beyond a single annual festival in New York. In addition to our annual New York Greek Film Expo, we have organized film screenings in a growing number of American cities throughout the year and have created a series of monthly film screenings that have attracted sell-out crowds at the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image in New York City.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTES

In Person

• Assistive listening devices and/or hearing loops are available at the venue.


• You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning service by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the event: email accessibility@nypl.org or use this Gmail template.


• This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs.

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