First Hermanubis: Initiation
2023
First Hermanubis is a film in a planned longer series of films using the figure of Hermanubis, a Hellenistic-Egyptian deity combining Hermes and Anubis, as a starting point for thinking about hybridized identities, magic and the occult, and how to better live in the world as part of a vibrant and diverse ecological system. This first episode focuses on the story of my family, Anatolian Greeks who came to the United States in the early 20th Century, and my relationship to growing up in the Greek Orthodox Church, self-initiation into magic, and relocation to Egypt.
16mm film - 40 min
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Selected Screenings
Fugue State – Elastic Arts Foundation – Chicago, IL 2026
ULTRAcinema – Cuernavaca, Mexico 2025
Fisura, International Festival of Experimental Film and Video – Durango, Mexico 2025
University Film and Video Association Conference – Cleveland, OH 2024
Cauldron International Film and Video Festival – Salt Lake City, UT - 2024
Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival – Istanbul, Turkey - 2024
Ribalta Experimental Film Festival – Vignola, Italy – 2024
Experiments in Cinema – Albuquerque, NM – 2024
51st Athens International Film and Video Festival – Athens, Ohio – 2024
First Hermetic International Film Festival – Virtual – 2023
Buffalo International Film Festival – Buffalo, NY – 2023 (World Premiere)