{"id":3438,"date":"2025-02-08T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/kay-pavlous-two-homelands-to-screen-in-melbournes-greek-cypriot-hubs\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T15:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T15:51:07","slug":"kay-pavlous-two-homelands-to-screen-in-melbournes-greek-cypriot-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/kay-pavlous-two-homelands-to-screen-in-melbournes-greek-cypriot-hubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kay Pavlou\u2019s \u2018Two Homelands\u2019 to screen in Melbourne\u2019s Greek-Cypriot hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>After a poignant screening in Yarraville last November, award-winning director Kay Pavlou will bring her latest documentary, \u201cTwo Homelands,\u201d to Melbourne\u2019s northern suburbs in February, targeting areas with strong Greek and Cypriot communities, The Greek Herald reports.<\/p>\n<p>Marking 51 years since Turkey\u2019s invasion of Cyprus, the film blends commemoration with personal testimony. Six senior Greek Cypriot Australians recount their wartime experiences, migration to Australia, and longing for peace. As members of the diaspora, they speak of living with their hearts in two homelands.<\/p>\n<p>Screenings will take place on Saturday, February 15, and Sunday, February 16, at Thornbury Picture House. Each event will open with Pavlou\u2019s 2023 short film, \u201cGhost Town\u201d \u2013 a personal exploration of the abandoned coastal town of Famagusta in Turkish-occupied Cyprus \u2013 followed by a Q&amp;A with the director.<\/p>\n<p>Northcote MP Kat Theophanous, herself of Greek Cypriot heritage, will introduce the February 15 screening at 4.30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor so many of us, the journey of migration is more than just a story \u2013 it\u2019s embedded in our identity. \u201cTwo Homelands\u201d captures the resilience and hope behind these journeys. It reminds us of homes left behind, of new beginnings, and of the strength of our spirit,\u201d Theophanous was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/diaspora-politics\/1261082\/kay-pavlous-two-homelands-to-screen-in-melbournes-greek-cypriot-hubs\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a poignant screening in Yarraville last November, award-winning director Kay Pavlou will bring her latest documentary, \u201cTwo Homelands,\u201d to Melbourne\u2019s northern suburbs in February, targeting areas with strong Greek and Cypriot communities, The Greek Herald reports. 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