Join Hellenic Film Society & NYWIFT as we proudly co-host a screening of Fonissa (Murderess) at the NY Greek Film Expo on October 12th.
Direction: Eva Nathena
Screenplay: Katerina Bei
Screening on Saturday, October 12 – 6 pm @ Museum of the Moving Image
*Use discount code NYEXPO24 at checkout
2023 | 97 mins | Based on the classic novel by Alexandros Papadiamantis
Cast: Karyofyllia Karabeti, Maria Protopappa, Penelope Tsilika, Elena Topalidou, Dimitris Imellos, Christos Stergioglou, Giannis Tsortekis
Driven to despair over women’s oppressive living conditions in her island community circa 1900, a midwife finds a violent solution to confront the evils of a male-dominated society. Seeing herself as a savior of sorts, she takes the lives of young girls to spare them from a future of hardship and servitude.
Mature audiences only – themes of domestic violence, feminicide, and infanticide.
Sixteen 2024 Hellenic Film Academy Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Eva Nathena), Best Actress (Karyofyllia Karabeti) and Best Screenplay (Katerina Bei)
The Hellenic Film Society USA presents its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, October 3—13, 2024. For additional information on tickets and showtimes, CLICK HERE
About the Hellenic Film Society USA
The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization rooted in the belief that Greek cinema should be part of the American cultural landscape. Based in Astoria, NY, the organization promotes feature films, documentaries, and film shorts made by Greek filmmakers and those of Greek descent, as well as films that promote the cultures of Greece and Cyprus.
In addition to presenting its annual film festival, HFS collaborates with the prestigious Museum of the Moving Image on Always on Sunday, a series of monthly Greek film screenings.
Museum of the Moving Image
Celeste and Armand Bartos Screening Room
3601 35 Avenue, Astoria, NY
programs@nywift.org
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NYWIFT programs, screenings and events are supported, in part, by grants from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
