“Acropolis Cats & Other Wondrous Animals” will have its world premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, completing Ms Zournazi’s celebrated “Greek Trilogy,” alongside “Dogs of Democracy” and “My Rembetika Blues”
The film will have its world premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and completes her celebrated Greek Trilogy.
Speaking to SBS Greek, Ms Zournazi says the film sits at the intersection of tenderness and cruelty, exploring how people who have themselves been dispossessed often show the greatest capacity to care for abandoned animals.
She reflects on how the city of Athens has changed.
Rising tourism, higher living costs, and the disappearance of many stray dogs from urban life, even as the cats remain a constant presence.
Asked what the cats of Athens might say to us if they could speak, Ms Zournazi didn’t hesitate long: a call for humility, for taking care of one another, and for finding more joy.
There will be a couple of screenings during the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival:
Saturday, July 11, 5:00 pm: Meet the Filmmaker: followed by a live Q&A at Cinema Nova (380 Lygon St, Carlton)
Monday, Jul 13, 4:00 pm: Greek Trilogy: “Acropolis Cats”, “Dogs of Democracy”, “My Rembetika Blues”, at Henkel Street Cinema (Factory 10/102 Henkel St, Brunswick)
