ASTORIA, NY –
The Hellenic Film Society (HFS) will present the award-winning film Arcadia on Sunday, February 15 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY, at 3pm. The film was Greece’s official 2025 Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film. The screening is part of Always in Sunday, HFS’s successful monthly Greek film program at the Museum.
Arcadia was directed by Yorgos Zois and stars Vangelis Mourikis and Angeliki Papoulia, two of Greece’s most acclaimed actors. Variety calls Arcadia “compelling” and says, “Zois is among a promising generation of emerging Greek filmmakers that have stepped out of the long shadow cast by the so-called Weird Wave to nurture their own distinctive, idiosyncratic voices.”
The thriller takes place in a remote coastal resort, where a car accident victim awaits identification. As the film unravels what led to the accident, it enters the realm of the uncanny, slowly revealing mysteries and unfolding a compelling story of loss, acceptance, and moving on. The film, recommended for mature audiences, due to nudity and adult situations, received the 2025 Hellenic Film Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
“Arcadia is a true masterpiece, says Maria Miles, Hellenic Film Society president. “It beckons the audience to examine their beliefs about love, loss and grief all while offering stunning visual images.”
The film is in Greek, with English subtitles. For tickets and further information, visit www.hellenicfilmsociety.org. Use discount code SUNDAY20.
The Museum of the Moving Image is located at 37-01 35th Avenue in Astoria, NY.
About the Hellenic Film Society
The Hellenic Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Greek cinema and sharing the richness of Greek films with American audiences. Based in Astoria, NY, HFS presents an array of feature films, documentaries, and shorts by Greek filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as works that highlight the cultures of Greece and Cyprus.
In addition to its monthly Always on Sunday series, presented in collaboration with the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image, the Society is known for the New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, held throughout the New York metro area in October. Additionally, the organization partners with other prominent film festivals across the United States, including the Chicago Greek Film Expo, the South Florida Greek Film Festival, and the Atlanta Greek Film Expo.
The Kallinikeion Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) are the lead supporters of the Hellenic Film Society. Additional support is provided by Microsoft, Greek National Tourism Organization, New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Council, New York City Tourism Foundation, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and Antenna Satellite TV.
