Jimmy DeMetro, Founder and Chairman of the Hellenic Film Society of the USA, joins Eleni Karali on the occasion of the New York Greek FIlm Expo 2023 which opens its gates from October 5 to October 15, 2023.
Jimmy DeMetro (Takis Chatzidimitriou) is a retired professor of comparative literature and composition. He is the man who brought Greek cinema to the United States as he has curated the Greek Film Festivals in New York and other US cities since 2007. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Hellenic Film Society of the USA, a non-profit organization that serves to promote Greek cinema, the dissemination of the wealth of Greek films to U.S. audiences, and the preservation of Greece’s cinematic heritage.
