LESVIA and THE LESBIAN LOBSTER SONG

presented by
Calgary Queer Arts Society

LESVIA (2024)

LESVIA chronicles 40+ years of lesbian identity and conflict between the locals of a small village on the Greek island of Lesvos and lesbians who arrived searching for love, freedom and community.

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.

Press for LESVIA:
“‘Lesvia’ works like a dedicated testament to a lesbian presence and history hidden (and unacknowledged) for a long time. It is vibrant in its memories and recollections, at ease with the natural environment, both the flora and the fauna of the Greek Lesvos island[…]And it does that admirably well.” – Film is a Fine Affair

Director: TZELI HADJIDIMITRIOU

Writer: TZELI HADJIDIMITRIOU

Producers: TZELI HADJIDIMITRIOU, REA APOSTOLIDES, YURI AVEROF

Editors: IVA RADIVOJEVIC, PANAGIOTIS GAKIS

Cinematographer: TZELI HADJIDIMITRIOU

Music: STEFANOS KONSTANTINIDIS & NASSOS SOPILIS – FABRIKA

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THE LESBIAN LOBSTER SONG (2023)
Liss Platt / 4m / English

The rural lesbians of the north shore of Nova Scotia gather each spring to celebrate lobster season, and their voracious appetites, with feast and song.

Key Cast: Joan MacLeod, Cindy Morrison