15th LAGFF 2021

My Rembetika Blues - A film about love, life and Greek music

Expired May 31, 2021 7:00 AM
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My Rembetika Blues is a documentary film about the power of music and what makes us human.

Rembetika music or the Greek blues is music born of exile and the streets. Developing its roots from the mass migration of people in the early twentieth century, filmmaker M. Zournazi traces the journey of her forebears from Smyrna in Turkey to Sydney Australia but discovers more than family history, she finds out how music connects people during times of struggle and crises. By weaving together different stories of music and migration, she documents experiences that are often left out of the chronicles of history.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    83 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Greece, Australia
  • Premiere
    LA Premiere
  • Director
    Mary Zournazi
  • Screenwriter
    Mary Zournazi
  • Producer
    Tom Zubrycki
  • Cinematographer
    Mary Zournazi
  • Editor
    Peter Crombie, Sam Zubrycki