In the first autumn meeting of “Words (Can) Do It” for this year, we explore poetry through the eyes of filmmakersHaving dedicated eleven years to presenting poetry by those who write and translate it, the poetic gatherings begin their twelfth season by inviting creators from other arts to share their own relationship with poetry—through the poems they love and through their own work.In this year’s first event, the acclaimed filmmaker Takis Spetsiotis will be our guest. The event will also be streamed live on the Hellenic American Union’s website and YouTube channel. |
Words (Can) Do It: The Poetry of Filmmakers
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Hellenic American Union Theater
Takis Spetsiotis was born in Piraeus in 1954. He studied film directing in Athens and has worked across film, television, and theater productions. Among his most notable works are the films Lisa and the Other, Kalloni, On the Comfortable Side, Suspended, and Shadow (exploring the life of the poet Napoleon Lapathiotis; First State Award, Ministry of Culture, 1986), In the Light of Day (based on the eponymous short story by C.P. Cavafy), and Crows (based on the story “The Grievance of the Sexton” by Emmanouil Roïdis). He is also the author of prose and essay collections including Hail Napoleon, Identity Card, Tachtsis – I Am Not Ashamed, Triandries and Co., The Other Bed, Grammatikos to a Street Child, and Napoleon Lapathiotis – Sorting Out.
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