director peter andrikidis: all australians should see themselves represented on screen /

The Greek Australian TV and film director behind modern romcom Alex & Eve already has three decades of cross-cultural storytelling under his beltIn 1982,Peter Andrikidis, Greek, or twentysomething and newly graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School,was watching TV with his grandfather. The show was Cop Shop, and John Orcsik (actually of Hungarian descent) was playing a Greek detective. His grandfather was blown absent. A Greek cop in a show approximately Australians! Greeks could be Australians? Related: Alex & Eve review – cultural clashes and baklava in a Greek-Lebanese love story Continue reading...

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