The Greek Australian TV and film director behind new romcom Alex & Eve already has three decades of cross-cultural storytelling behind him In 1982, Peter Andrikidis, Greek, 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 away. A Greek cop in a show about Australians! Greeks could be Australians? Related: Alex & Eve review – cultural clashes and baklava in a Greek-Lebanese love story New arrivals to Australia are given a script, already written for them Related: Animated movie Nowhere Line gives Manus asylum seekers a voice Continue reading...
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