Filmmaker and author Billy Cotsis will present the international premiere of his film Magna Graecia: a visit to the Greko of Reggio the third documentary in his Magna Graecia series which will be showing at the Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria in Brunswick on Sunday, 1 May.
The film which was produced by Cotsis and Basil Genimahaliotis looks at the Greko communities of Reggio, the capital of Calabria in southern Italy which have maintained through their language their 2,800-year-old links to their ancient Greek and Byzantine past.
The 53-minute long documentary takes the viewer to Reggio neighbourhoods where Greko is spoken.
Cotsis first visited the region in 2002 when he found the language still spoken in the homes and towns that he visited in southern Italy.
Also present at the premiere will be Dr John Martino, academic, author (he recently published Olympia The Birth of the Games) and former military officer who is of Greek and Italian heritage will also attend the premiere and talk about his experiences.
The event will be followed by a Q&A with Billy Cotsis who will also launch his sixth book, The Aegean Seven Take Back the Marbles – a historical novel revolving around the Parthenon Marbles.
*Entry: $5 to the Pallaconian Brotherhood event. Non alcoholic drinks and food available for purchase.
To book your place or for more information visit here email: pallaconianyouth@gmail.com or call 0419 245 372.
When: Sunday, 1 May, at 6 pm
Where: Pallaconian Brotherhood, 253 Albert St, Brunswick
The prreview of Bill Cotsis’ documentary Magna Graecia: a visit to the Greko of Reggio is available on YouTube
