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Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me

28/9/2016, 20:00, Danaos 2

A blues and rock musician or maybe a voodoo witch? Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, pioneer artist of the 20th century, shares on camera his life story and casts his spells, in a documentary which unlocks his most personal moments. Jim Jarmusch, Eric Burdon and Diamanda Galas, among others, unveil the path of an artist operating on a tightrope.

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Cast and crew in attendance

Director: Nikos Triandafyllidis
Screenwriter: Nikos Triandafyllidis
DoP: Christos Karamanis
Editor: Yiannis Sakaridis 
Featuring: Diamanda Galas, Monique Hawkins, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jim Jarmusch, Eric Burdon, Arthur Brown

Greece | 2001 | Color | Digital Screening | 102' | English



    Publication date: 2016-09-12 03:33:14

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    The Overcoat

    An elderly storekeeper decides to treat himself to a new overcoat and a tailor goes back to work to make his friend's dream come true. Based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, this moving film is the rare artistic meeting, as well as the swan song, for two great actors: Dinos Iliopoulos and Vassilis Diamantopoulos. Free entrance

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    Tuxedomoon: No Tears

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