THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN

Join us at FACETS at 1517 W Fullerton for the premiere of an exciting new film from Greece. The film is funny, sexy, and uplifting.

While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer nude beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut, inspired by the events surrounding a certain dog named Carmen.

Two summers ago, Demosthenes was stuck in Athens dealing with health issues of his father. This serves as an excuse to reach out to his ex, Panos.

Meanwhile, Panos got the overly cute Carmen, something he soon regretted. Likewise, Demosthenes seems to have regretted breaking up with Panos. Or did he not? Struggling to transform real events into a hero’s journey, the two friends question the no.1 rule of script writing theory – the hero that changes – while turning a page in their long lasting friendship.

Tickets are $15 and can only be purchased at Pride Film Fest here.

● Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
● Original Language: Greek
● Director: Zacharias Mavroeidis
● Producer: Ioanna Bolomyti, Lina Giannopoulou, Zacharias Mavroeidis
● Writer: Zacharias Mavroeidis, Fondas Chalatsis
● Runtime: 1h 46m