Faoueyia

“No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow and no soul knows in what land it will die. “
The Quran, Surat Luqman

  • Myrna Tsapa
    Director
  • Myrna Tsapa
    Producer
  • Dimosthenis Raptis
    Editing
  • Myrna Tsapa
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 2, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Arabic, Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Full HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 11th DocFest National Greek Festival Chalkida
    Chalkida
    Greece
    November 25, 2017
    World Premiere
    Best Documentary Premiere Award
  • 16th Dhaka International Film Festival
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 19, 2018
    International
  • 20th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    March 7, 2018
  • 16th Filmmor Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    March 17, 2018
Director Biography - Myrna Tsapa

Myrna Tsapa is an independent self-shooting director. based in Athens, with a passion for observational documentaries. She has directed a wide variety of TV genres including mini-series and documentaries. Her films have been screened in festivals internationally.

Doc-Filmography

Katinoula (2012)/47'
At the Pharmacy (2013) 41'
Rainbow Street(2014) 48'
Faoueyia (2017) 61’

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Director Statement

I spotted her wandering the streets of Athens pulling her makeshift shopping trolley. Her face shone with rapturous joy. I wondered who she was and where she was going. I had to find out what her story was. Is joy a feeling or a choice?