About this Event
About the Festival:
The European Union Office in San Francisco is pleased to launch the 2nd Edition of the festival, Ode to Joy: European CineFest. We are welcoming 16 films representing 17 EU countries in collaboration with Consulates and Cultural organizations. The festival brings together European cinema, culture, creativity, and dialogue in a shared festival experience for Bay Area audiences.
About the Film:
A conceited janitor of the Municipality of Athens, decides to provide his 6 year old son with the education for the elit and enrolls him in the first grade of a private school. With each step he takes towards the “greek dream” he sinks deeper and deeper into a tragicomic conflict with his close environment and finally with himself.
Event venue & nearby stays
Delancey Street Screening Room, 600 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States