The Xylouris family is Greece’s most famous music clan, whose unique style is rooted in the long Cretan music tradition. The documentary follows three generations of musicians who have enthralled audiences across the world their entire lives: from the legendary Psarantonis, whose collaborations include Nick Cave, to his son George and his teenage grandchildren, who are growing up in Australia. A Family Affair is an intimate portrait of a family bound together by the love of music.
A Family Affair Mia oikogeneiaki ypothesi
An intimate portrait of a family bound together by the love of music.
What's On
Festival of Migrant Film
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Premiere
Yunan Yunan
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Wednesday, 10. 09. 2025 / 20:30 / Main Hall
The Hamburg-based director of Palestinian-Syrian descent places the second instalment of his Homeland trilogy on a small, flood-prone island in the Wadden Sea. This melancholic, mood-driven film about exile and the scars it leaves behind features a charismatic performance by the legendary Hanna Schygulla.
Additional Screening
The Penguin Lessons The Penguin Lessons
Peter Cattaneo
Thursday, 11. 09. 2025 / 16:10 / Main Hall
This moving dramedy about the unlikely friendship between a cynical Englishman and an adorable penguin was adapted by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) from a true story.
Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness
Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis
Thursday, 11. 09. 2025 / 18:30 / Main Hall
With disarming wit, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with the contemporary values of our globalised society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse.