Constantine Giannaris, Greece 2004, 90'

Hostage is loosely based on a 1999 bus hijacking in northern Greece by the young Albanian Flamour Pisli. Giannaris weaves fictional elements into the real story. The event marked a critical shift in Greek perceptions about immigration, at a time when the war in Kosovo helped galvanise the irrational, xenophobic fears in Greek society about the new army of reserve labour coming from former ‘socialist’ countries.

Picking up on themes in Tate Modern's  Time Zones exhibition, the screening also marks the London premiere of Hostage. Constantine Giannaris will be joined in conversation with independent curator and Reader in Fine Art at Central St Martins, Mark Nash.

Presented in association with The Kent Institute of Art & Design, MA Artists' Film, Video & Photography and with the support of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture as part of Greece in Britain, a nationwide series of events illustrating the wealth and diversity of contemporary Greek culture.

Constantine Giannaris' travel arrangements generously sponsored by easyJet.