Olympia Dukakis was born June 20th, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants. Olympia, a feature documentary about actress Olympia Dukakis, will premiere free tomorrow, July 9, at 8 pm ET. He had the privilege to work with Miss Dukakis again on the latest installment of Tales of the City in 2019 for Netflix where he was the Director of Photography for the entire series. About: A long-respected presence on both the stage and screen, Alzheimer’s Association Celebrity Champion Olympia Dukakis started her career in theater, winning an Obie Award in 1963. Throughout an engrossing story that seamlessly blends past and present, she opens her heart and exposes her truest self to the audience. She has appeared in more than 60 feature and short films, including Steel Magnolias, Cloudburst, Dad, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Working Girl, Look Who’s Talking I, II & III, Mighty Aphrodite, Jeffrey, Away From Her, among many others. Sid Ganis co-founded OUT OF THE BLUE ENTERTAINMENT with partner (and wife) Nancy Hult Ganis, in 1996 following a distinguished career as an executive at major studios including Sony Pictures, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Columbia Pictures. She continues to teach acting at NYU and give master classes for professional theatre companies, colleges, and universities across the country. The film starts as the cameras follow Olympia being inducted into the Hollywood Hall of Fame at the age of 82. Her first experience as a theatre producer was for Opa! He began his career in film in the publicity department of 20th Century Fox in New York. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she produced campaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. Angie Dix is an Emmy Award-winning American editor and producer working in the film and television world for more than 10 years. If your first thought of Olympia Dukakis is her Oscar-winning role in "Moonstruck," this documentary about her life and career will probably convince you that it is her third-best performance.Second is Dukakis as herself: delightfully earthy, candid, replete, wry, constantly drawing energy from the world around her and from creative engagement with it. Steam as well as Mr Comas latest feature film “American Falls”, currently in post-production. Previously she worked with outdoorsman and conservationist Steven Rinella on MeatEater (Sportsman, Netflix) and The Wild Within (Travel), and with Phil Rosenthal on I'll Have What Phil's Having (PBS). Film Festival and the short “Suit Yourself” showcased at 2012 My Hero Film Festival. Hellenic Film Society USA will be hosting the screening on the last day of Women’s History Month. Olympia Dukakis has said she hopes discussing her experiences with drug use and thoughts of taking her own life will be helpful to those going through similar things. Sam has been working in Brooklyn for the last 10 years as an editor, assistant editor, and writer on many documentary feature films and television shows. In 2017, she worked in the production of 'Okja' and 'Sense 8'. The much-acclaimed documentary “Olympia”, which dives into the life of Greek-American actress Olympia Dukakis, will virtually premiere in North America on July 9.. The popular, Academy Award-winning actress, Olympia Dukakis, proves Alzheimer’s doesn’t care who you are or where you come from. She is a proud board member of The National September 11th Memorial and Museum, and founded the Johnny and Mikey Katsimatides Foundation for Life in memory of her two brothers. Rebelling against her old world, panty-sniffing, suspicious Greek mother to assert her strong sexual drive, fighting the feeling she was “too ethnic” amid the Boston Brahmin at BU, and starting her own theatre company in New Jersey instead of waiting for the phone to ring, Olympia Dukakis models how to live life with blazing courage. A native Brazilian, Muriel has established her career in New York City working with a wide array of projects that range from indie documentaries to studio animated feature films. The Olympia Dukakis documentary, titled “Olympia”, will screen at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York, on March 31.. Hellenic Film Society USA will be hosting the screening on the last day of Women’s History Month. OLYMPIA closed in memoriam to Olympia Dukakis’ husband and fellow theater actor, director and producer, Louis Zorich. The disease doesn’t discriminate. Paul Cantelon is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Paul composed music for Liev Schreiber’s Everything Is Illuminated. Thank you for subscribing to The Savvy Screener. Deeds, and the critically acclaimed Akeelah and the Bee, which he co-produced with his wife Nancy Hult Ganis. In the case of Olympia, a new cinema verite-style documentary by Harry Mavromichalis, we get the ongoing story of Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck), who has appeared in more than forty films, one hundred plays and twenty-six television movies. His work has screened at numerous film festivals including Venice, Cannes, Sundance, and Berlin. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include director Harry Mavromichalis; executive producers Sid Ganis and Anthoula Katsimatides; and Olympia’s brother and fellow actor Apollo Dukakis. Here’s a scene with Best Actress winner Cher: Moonstruck is available to subscribers of Amazon Prime, Hulu, Epix Now and Sling TV, or free if your library is part of the Hoopla network. She later developed and produced autobiographical solo shows, “What Will People, Think?” & “Warrior Without A Cause” that have garnered many accolades and won, awards off-Broadway. He has a degree in music and architecture and holds an MFA in filmmaking from NYU Tisch. Incandescent and unforgettable, Olympia is a must-see documentary for anyone seeking to reignite their love of drama and their love of life. Notably absent from the above list is anyone associated with Moonstruck (1987), the romcom film that earned Dukakis an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Poster for “Olympia”, courtesy of the filmmakers. She earned two degrees from Boston University, one in Physical Therapy and one in Acting. Starting on the day she turns eighty and continuing for three years, this film deals with the struggles and pains surrounding identity and the roles placed on us by society. Here we see Olympia's life come full circle, both personally and professionally. Harry’s directing and producing credits include “Olympia”; the award-winning, critically-acclaimed feature documentary on Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis and “Yankee Restraint”; a character driven piece that examines the intricacies of a gay relationship spanning decades and tackles issues of love and resentment. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/movies/olympia-review.html Since graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2011, she collaborated with numerous filmmakers in New York City for short films, web-series, documentary, and feature films. Keren Seol is a film producer based in New York City. Alexia Vassiliou is an award-winning multi-gold and platinum multi-genre conceptual international artist, songwriter, composer, and social activist. Her first feature film 'The Motion of The Sun' has been screened at the Long Island Film Festival and Miami Independent Film Festival. He went on to score such films as the award-winning Diving Bell And The Butterfly (2007), Sony Pictures’ The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Oliver Stone’s W (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), Tony Goldwyn’s Conviction (2010), Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2011), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), and most recently Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018). With Kary Antholis, Edward Asner, Leslie Ayvazian, Lynn Cohen. With Udon Productions, led by the award-winning Spanish director Toni Comas, she produced campaigns for companies such as SodaStream and Mr. A finalist for New Director of the Year at the 2016 shots Awards in London and winner of Best Test Commercial in North America at the 2015 Young Director Award in Cannes, Ryan's commercial direction has also received international acclaim from Porsche, Ciclope, and W3. Anthoula Katsimatides is an actor, writer, producer, and voice-over artist. PRIVACY POLICY. Previously Sam spent many years managing and co-producing feature/short films, and trailers for Stunning Cuts Films a Brooklyn based production company. COPYRIGHT © 2021 SCREENER MEDIA, LLC. As a producer, Mr. Ganis found box office success with Big Daddy, Deuce Bigalow, Mr. He went on to score such films as the award-winning Diving Bell And The. Pamela Spyrs is a publicist, producer and activist based in Southern California who has accumulated a vast network of artists, filmmakers, designers, environmental game changers, and humanitarian leaders. Hoopla users, incidentally, can also stream The Cemetery Club. Ryan is based in New York City. Harry’s directing and producing credits include “Olympia”; the award-winning, critically-acclaimed feature documentary on Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis and “Yankee Restraint”; a character driven piece that examines the intricacies of a gay relationship spanning decades and tackles issues of love and resentment. Hellenic Film Society USA will be hosting the screening on the last day of Women's History Month. In the post-production realm, she worked with Company 3 in films such as “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (2013) and 20th Century Fox in the films “Epic” (2013), “Rio 2” (2014) and “Ferdinand” (2017). “Olympia” follows Dukakis’ personal roots and journey, in addition to showcasing her acting career. You can also rent it for $3.99 from Amazon, Google Play, AMC on Demand or other providers. She received three Emmy nominations for her editing work on the non-fiction series The Mind of a Chef (PBS, Netflix). Anthoula Katsimatides is an actor, writer, producer, and voice-over artist. Butterfly (2007), Sony Pictures’ The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Oliver Stone’s W (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), Tony Goldwyn’s Conviction (2010), Diana Vreeland: The Eye. This intimate portrait of a working-class professional, a scholar actor of intense intuitive power, and a woman beloved around the world, culminates on the steps of the Dukakis’ humble ancestral home in Lesbos, Greece. His on-screen work includes appearances in Steven Spielberg's The Post, Tamara Jenkins' Private Life and TV shows including Homeland, House of Cards, Godfather of Harlem and The Plot Against America. Called a “compelling profile of a woman who’s defiantly marched to the beat of her own drum” by The Hollywood Reporter, Olympia follows the now-89-year-old Oscar winner through her roles of actor, teacher, wife, mother and social activist. As Director of Photography, Ryan has shot three feature documentaries as well as numerous commercials and branded content. To attend the online screening, RSVP at olympiathefilm.com . All rights reserved. Pamela has worked with innumerable clients bringing them to the next level and has established a respected reputation in doing so. Learn more about how you can watch the film . Ford’s television credits include the Emmy-nominated 'Frontier House' series for PBS, and the ground-breaking documentary series,'Family Bonds', for HBO.
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