From NYC Streets to the Screen: Once A Week For Life | Writer, Director & Actor George Zouvelos

About this episode

The episode features an interview with writer and filmmaker George Zouvelos discussing his film Once A Week For Life.

Send us Fan Mail Crime. Chaos. Bad decisions. And somehow… still funny. On this episode of Baklava & Banter, we sit down with writer, filmmaker and actor George Zouvelos to talk about his new NYC crime thriller Once A Week For Life. The film follows NYPD Lieutenant Adam Galanis—a fugitive hunter with a talent for catching criminals and a habit of wrecking himself in the process. Battling PTSD, addiction, and corruption both on the streets and inside his own department, Galanis is forced...

People in this episode

Hosts: Soto, Petraki

Guest: George Zouvelos

Topics covered

• crime
• thriller
• filmmaking
• mental health
• interview

Keywords

• George Zouvelos
• crime thriller
• NYPD
• PTSD
• addiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYPD

Books & works: Once A Week For Life

Places: NYC

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