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My Sweet Canary

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Roy Sher 2011

An exuberant musical and cinematic journey across Greece, and Turkey in search of Roza Eskenazi, an artist whose music shaped the soundtrack of the region for almost a century. Three artists devoted to her legacy retrace her steps and perform her songs, as they delve into the myriad reasons as to why the music of Greece’s best-known and best-loved Rebetiko singer is still so relevant to them today.

Running Time: 90 min.
Subject(s): Arts and Culture, Biography, European History, Gender, History, Jewish Studies, Music, Women
Language(s): English, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish
Subtitles: English
Director(s):
Producer(s): Roy Sher
Cinematographer: Daniel Bar
Editor(s): Avishay John

Press

Festival Participation

  • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - 2011
  • The Jerusalem International Film Festival
  • Womex - IMZ World Music Film Screening
    2011
  • Primed CMCA Festival of Mediterranean Films
    2011
  • The Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival
  • Documentarist Film Festival
  • Eskisehir International Film Festival
  • The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
  • The Montreal Greek Film Festival
  • Cinedoc
    2011
  • New York Greek Film Festival
  • Washington Jewish Film Festival
  • Australia Greek Film Festival
  • Los Angeles Israel Film Festival
  • Mumbai International Film Festival

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