Elisseos Kyrillou
INTERVIWE DATE:
August 5, 2023
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Interviewer:
Theo Xenophontos
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language:
English

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
OCUPATION:
He held various jobs in the Athens arts sector, while also working various service industry jobs while living there. He is also the-founder of Ten Tone Productions.

Interview Summary:

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Interview Quotes

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Elisseos Kyrillou

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Participants
Elisseos Kyrillou
Intervieweer(s)
Theo Xenophontos
Date and Location
August 5, 2023
Toronto, ON
Languages
English
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Project
Film as Mediator: Cultivating a Cypriot Canadian Community Audiovisual Media Archive
Reference ID
FAMREF017
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Categories
Tags
Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Cyprus; Karmi (Kyrenia District); Kyrenia; UN Buffer Zone; Nicosia; Alona (Nicosia District); Troodos Mountains; Pitsilia; Paphos; Greece; Athens; Thessaloniki; Rhodes; Crete; Canada; Toronto; Cypriot Community Centre (Throncliffe); York University; Turkey; Australia; The United Kingdom; Africa
Occupation(s)
He held various jobs in the Athens arts sector, while also working various service industry jobs while living there. He is also the-founder of Ten Tone Productions.
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Danai Kokkinopoulou; George Patinios; George Scandalis; Georgios Grivas; Makarios III

[00:00:23] Life in Cyprus

[00:02:16] The education system in Cyprus

[00:06:49] Family history

[00:12:42] Reasons for leaving Cyprus

[00:14:04] LGBTQ+ issues in Cyprus and Greece

[00:18:30] Differences between Cyprus and Greece

[00:21:05] Differences between Cypriot and Greek language

[00:25:00] The arts sector in Athens

[00:29:11] Coming to Canada & familial migration patterns

[00:31:31] The intergenerational trauma of 1974

[00:33:23] Adjusting to Canada

[00:36:23] The connection between theatre and heritage

[00:37:52] Ten Tone Productions

[00:41:25] The link between politics and soccer in Cyprus

[00:44:33] Political differences between Cyprus and Greece

[00:47:06] How the junta is remembered by Cypriots

[00:55:09] The divide between Makarios & Grivas supporters

[00:57:05] Involvement with the HHF and Cypriot community

[01:00:28] Developing interest in photography and film

[01:02:14] Documenting the opening of the border in Cyprus

[01:03:52] Working on a film about his family and 1974

[01:08:39] Communication and the need for AV preservation

[01:10:35] Appreciating Cyprus more now that he’s in Canada

[01:14:27] Hopes for Cyprus and the Cypriot community here

[01:15:43] Framing of identity