Athina Rachel Tsangari, legendary filmmaker and a true hero of Greek cinema

From The Last Video Store by The Betoota Advocate & Alexei

February 25, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

Athina Rachel Tsangari discusses her work and the impact of Greek cinema with host Alexei.

Best known for her provocative comedy ATTENBERG and the unnervingly satirical CHEVALIER, Athina Rachel Tsangari helped define what critics dubbed the “Greek Weird Wave,” alongside longtime collaborator Yorgos Lanthimos. A longtime filmmaking hero of host Alexei, he hailed her latest film, HARVEST, as one of the very best of 2025. HARVEST is a medieval tale of modernity swallowing up tradition, it stars Caleb Landry Jones and is shot by the now legendary Sean Price Williams. There’s no greater honor to have Athina Rachel Tsangari join us in The Last Video Store while she was serving on the Melbourne International Film Festival’s jury. Pick up tickets to Alexei’s comedy festival tour of his new show VHS in 2026 (https://comedy.com.au/tour/alexei-toliopoulos/) Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/) for all the rental combo lists. Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/) for all of our guests picks

People in this episode

Host: Alexei

Guest: Athina Rachel Tsangari

Topics covered

Greek cinema
filmmaking
comedy
interview
film festival

Keywords

Athina Rachel Tsangari
Greek Weird Wave
HARVEST
film festival
comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melbourne International Film Festival, The Last Video Store, comedy.com.au, Letterboxd, Instagram

Books & works: ATTENBERG, CHEVALIER, HARVEST