“There is something heartbreaking about an open-mic night,” explains Australian filmmaker Julian Tuna. “It is something I've wanted to capture on film forever”, of his film where a man and young girl's performance goes unnoticed amongst scattered chairs and dim lighting. Phanoslands’ music, an artful combination of Cypriot Greek and lunging synth, thuds and flows against this unlikely venue: a meeting ground for a community far away from home.  

“As I wandered around the Lakemba Greek Community Centre with Phanosland, we got a feel for what the video could be and how we could capture the feeling of the song there,” explains Tuna. “It was pivotal. Once we had seen it, the video took a new form," while being shaped by the musician's own suggestions and the crux of the track.

“Paroula’s Greek dancers are at the centre of our film,” the Sydney-based director says. "The performer's movements capture the pride and sadness that comes with holding onto your culture in a distant land. It’s a loving tribute to the Greeks’ own country and the land that they now live in—Australia.” Phanos' lyrics—which yaw between English and Greek—capture exactly these memories of home, albeit within new surroundings.

Aphrodite's New Order is the opening track from For the Lovers, which is out now via Dinosaur City Records.