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The film was directed by Gregori Viens, son of Mati Franco and grandson of Rebecca Amato Levy. The documentary contains interviews of immigrants who came from Rhodes, sharing their nostalgic memories and struggles to preserve their traditions as the younger generations have become more assimilated; a conscious effort is needed to maintain the ...
Born in Los Angeles in 1970 to a Catholic, French father and a Sephardic-Jewish, American mother, Gregori Viens is a dual citizen of France and the US. He lived in France (mostly Paris but also Provence and Alsace) until the age of 19.
Professor of film and television, 2020–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. Visiting assistant professor, 2003–08, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Gregori Viens. Director: Punching the Clown. Gregori Viens was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Paris, and is a dual citizen of France and the United States. After studying sociology at the Université de Paris, he moved back to California and obtained a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA, and later an M.F.A. in Film from Syracuse University.
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Born in Los Angeles in 1970 to a Catholic, French father and a Sephardic-Jewish, American mother, Gregori Viens is a dual citizen of France and the US. He lived in France (mostly Paris but also Provence and Alsace) until the age of 19.
Gregori Viens. Director: Punching the Clown. Gregori Viens was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Paris, and is a dual citizen of France and the United States. After studying sociology at the Université de Paris, he moved back to California and obtained a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA, and later an M.F.A. in Film from Syracuse University.
With the documentary "Island of Roses," filmmaker Gregori Viens takes a snapshot of a culture and a language that is passing from the land of the living to that of scholars and libraries.
