CHAIRMAN GEORGE - QUEST FOR THE TORCH on CTV Saturday night 7pm

[Jane]

CHAIRMAN GEORGE - QUEST FOR THE TORCH

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1116597529441_112006522/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/chairman-george.shtml

How a Greek-Canadian government statistician reinvented himself as a rising Chinese pop star with dreams of bringing a message of unity to the Olympic Games.

CTV
NATIONAL BROADCAST in CANADA
SATURDAY MAY 28 7- 8 PM

Directed by Daniel Cross , Produced by EyeSteelFilm
in association with CTV, BBC and TV2 Denmark

plus

New CD ! 'George from Athens to Beijing'
(16 chinese and greek songs plus 5 voicebites from documentary)

To buy CD visit www.chairmangeorge.com or contact george_sapounidis@hotmail.com

 

[Jane]

George wants you to watch Chairman George on TV!

EyeSteelFilm presents the WORLD PREMIERE of Chairman George!
From the director who made THE STREET: A film with the Homeless and the team that made SPIT: Squeegee Punks in Traffic, comes CHAIRMAN GEORGE, a free-wheeling, jet-setting documentary which follows George Sapounidis' musical trajectory through China, Ottawa, and Greece...chasing the Olympic Torch.

In Canada, George is a statistician. But in China, George is Elvis...

CHAIRMAN GEORGE is a documentary feature about a Greek-Canadian troubadour who refuses to live anything but an extraordinary life. ln Ottawa, George is a statistician who lives with his mother. But every few months, he takes an extended leave from his job and heads to China where he metamorphoses into an international man of culture. Armed only with his bouzouki, guitar and cell phone, he becomes a star in China (with both the critics and the ladies). He concludes that since he is "the only Greek in the world who can sing in Chinese," it is his duty to perform at the Closing Ceremonies of the Athens Olympic Games, as the torch is passed from Athens to Beijing.

AIRDATES:
Wednesday May 25th at 9:00 PM and 1:55 AM on BBC Storyville (68 minutes)
Saturday May 28th at 7:00 PM on CTV(45 minutes)

For more information, visit www.chairmangeorge.com

CREDITS:
An EyeSteelFilm production
Directed, Produced and Filmed by DANIEL CROSS and MILA AUNG-THWIN
Featuring the music of GEORGE SAPOUNIDIS
in Association with:
CTV (BOB CULBERT)
BBC Storyville (NICK FRASER)
Distribution: CTV (North America) and TV2 (International)

 

[Jane]

BEIJING HUTONG PHOTO - GEORGE

 

[Jane]

CHAIRMAN GEORGE WITH YAO MING IN BEIJING

 

[fulpchcl]

一不留神 GEORGE 成名人了。
不可思议啊。
统计局里有两个“名”人了（在渥太华华人中），只不过另一个早已被人遗忘，不知她可怜女儿现在何方？