“Like the Old Vine” (Kao stara loza) – is an one hour documentary about fascinating life and accomplishments of our fellow Croatian-American Miljenko Mike Grgich. This Kino Croatia’s screening will be introduced by very special guests: Violet Grgich in person and Mike Grgich via live video link! And, of corse, audience will enjoy GRGICH HILLS WINES and delicious food! Screening will be on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Shade Hotel, 1221 N. Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.
Program:
7:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR Complimentary finger food, no-host bar (Shade Hotel’s Zinc Lounge)
7:30 PM WINE TASTING Grgich Hills Cabernet and Chardonnay presented by Violet Grgich.
7:50 PM MIKE GRGICH LIVE Legendary, 90 years young, “King of Chardonnay” Miljenko Mike Grgich will talk to us via video link!
8:00 PM FILM SCREENING “Kao stara loza” / Like the Old Vine (in English and Croatian, with Eng. subtitles)
‘Like the old vine’ is life story of Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich, amd has won the Special Grand Jury Award at the Oenovideo Festival in France. The award ceremony will be in September at the Palace of the Senate in Paris.
‘Like the old vine’ is written and directed by Milka Barisic, director of photography is Dragan Ruljančić, editor Zdravko Borko and sound technician Boris Harmica. Film last year opened an international Napa Valley Film Festival, due to high interest sold to America at 20 000 copies, and was invited to other festivals.
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