Biography

Lucas Paleocrassas is a Greek filmmaker and video artist based in Athens, Greece. He holds a BA in Communications (Film & TV, Journalism) from the American College of Greece and the Open University UK. He is a recipient of Libra Group’s scholarship program that earned him post-graduate work in Los Angeles. Since 2011 he has been making documentaries on relevant social issues. His 2018 feature debut “Citizen Xenos” was nominated for the International Amnesty award in the 20 th Thessaloniki Documentary festival and made its American premiere in the New York City Greek Film Festival. His work has been screened on national television and presented in various educational institutions around the world such as the Sapienza University of Rome and the NYU in New York. In 2019 he participated in the exhibition “Mitli Mitlak” (Like You Like Me) in Detroit, Michigan with a collection of video-portraits of Syrian refugees. ​ CONTACT \ lucas_oldwine@live.com

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