Pericles in America (1988)

This musical portrait of immigrant clarinetist Pericles Halkias and the EpirotGreek community explores the aspirations and ambivalences of GreekAmericans Moving between Queens New York and northern Greece it presents the traditional music of Epirus showing how the music unites the Epirot community around the world The film defines America not as a melting pot but rather as a place to make a better living The Epirots who earn their living here have their hearts planted firmly in the mountains of Greece