RAINBOW STREET
[ODOS IRIDOS]
by Myrna Tsapa
Greece 2014 48 min. original version with English subtitles
fri 20 nov 6:00 pm Kulturpalast
Script: Myrna Tsapa, DoP: Myrna Tsapa, Editor: Dimosthenis Raptis, Production: Byzantine & Christian Museum, Greek Film Center, Myrna Tsapa, with: Kostas Kalamiotis, Stelios Kalamiotis, Dimitra Kalamiotis, Christos Kalamiotis, Paraskevi Kalamioti
An observational documentary about the everyday life in a Greek Roma settlement in Athens that is in danger of demolition. As the municipality decides to tear down the houses, the Roma begin to organize themselves and to protest against this injustice. The film accompanies the community in their attempt to preserve their identity and their fight for their rights in Greece.
Biography: Myrna Tsapa studied film direction at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens/Greece. Her films were shown within the official selections of many festivals, among others in Clermont Ferrant, Aix-en-Provence, Thessaloniki, Mexico City and Florence. Since 1998, she has also been working for the Greek television directing TV mini-series and documentaries.
Filmography (selection): 2010–2012 GUESTS (nine-part series), 2012 KATINOULA, 2013 AT THE PHARMACY, 2014 RAINBOW STREET
