Year: 2018
Country:
United States
Language:
English, Greek
Run Time:
103 minutes
If you are unfamiliar with (and do not love) Olympia Dukakis and her work, we presume your spacecraft has just landed. Her indelible performances in such films as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias” have become landmarks on the cultural map. Not every star, as we know, is a work of art off-stage or off-screen as well. Many don’t wish to be known outside their craft. Some are shy. Welcome to OLYMPIA. This wonderful bear-hug of a documentary is an all-access pass to one of the most disarmingly honest and genuine performers alive. Open and generous, Olympia Dukakis shares her life and opinions, raw and unfiltered. From her early days unable to get roles because she was too “ethnic,” to her founding of the beloved Whole Theater Company, this is the journey of an artist whose amazing marriage and career are acts of fearless exploration and passion. Time in her company is a true joy. If you are not already a fan, you will be after this. (In English and Greek with subtitles) —C.R.
Friday, April 05, 2019 at 7:15 PM
Sunday, April 07, 2019 at 9:30 AM
Cleveland Museum of Art - Gartner Auditorium
Saturday, April 06, 2019 at 2:45 PM
Sidebar
Women of the World
Competition
Nesnadny + Schwartz Portrait Documentary Competition
Director
Harry Mavromichalis
Harry Mavromichalis received his M.F.A. in Film Directing from New York University. He is currently editing his second feature-length documentary called “Yankee Restraint”, which is about a gay couple's struggle in the aftermath of the financial crisis. He is also writing his first feature-length narrative script with established Italian writer-actor (Hannibal) Rinaldo Rocco. He is a huge supporter of LGBTQ rights and was directly involved in the first ever Gay Pride Parade in Cyprus while curating the first ever LGBTQ film festival of the island.
Filmography
OLYMPIA (2018)
Producers
Muriel Moraes, Keren Seol, Andrew Ford, Harry Mavromichalis
Screenwriting
Harry Mavromichalis, Sam Eggers
Cinematography
Federico Cesca, John Ryan Johnson
Editing
Sam Eggers, Andrew Ford
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