My Rembetika Blues

83 minutes, PG: Mild themes

Screening on the Main Screen, My Rembetika Blues is a documentary about Rembetika music, or the Greek blues, a music born of exile and the streets.

Live Rembetika music will be on the main stage from 6.30pm followed by the film starting at 7pm and director M. Zournazi will be in attendance to introduce the film.

Synopsis

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.

Director Bio:

M. Zournazi is an Australian film maker, author and cultural philosopher. Her multi-awarding winning documentary Dogs of Democracy (2017) was screened worldwide. Her most recent documentary film, My Rembetika Blues is a film about life, love and Greek music. She is the author of several books including Hope – New Philosophies for Change, Inventing Peace with the German filmmaker Wim Wenders and most recently Justice and Love with Rowan Williams.

Image credit: Sarah Lowe