Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of “lesbian” identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.
Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.
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- Year2023
- Runtime77 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Italian, Greek, French
- CountryGreece
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- ScreenwriterTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- ProducerTzeli Hadjidimitriou, Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof
- CinematographerTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- EditorIva Radivojevic, Panagiotis Gakis
- Sound DesignTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- MusicStefanos Konstantinidis & Nassos Sopilis - Fabrika
Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of “lesbian” identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.
Since the 1970s, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos, birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own lesbian community, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love, community, conflict, and what it means to feel accepted.
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Click here to watch a prerecorded Q&A with the team behind LESVIA.
- Year2023
- Runtime77 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Italian, Greek, French
- CountryGreece
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- ScreenwriterTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- ProducerTzeli Hadjidimitriou, Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof
- CinematographerTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- EditorIva Radivojevic, Panagiotis Gakis
- Sound DesignTzeli Hadjidimitriou
- MusicStefanos Konstantinidis & Nassos Sopilis - Fabrika