When Fish Fly

A story about loneliness and the need for human contact. The basic characters are two women. Mrs. Fotini is an elderly, cranky widow, a political refugee from Istanbul. Anya, a thirty-year old econimic refugee from Russia, comes to help her with the housework. They share a common fate, having lost their country, their family, and in the end their identity. In these adverse conditions, a tender human relationship is born.The two women will help each other to find the courage to move on, one towards death and the other to a new life.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Vilka Tzoura
Cinematography: Stamatis Yannoulis
Editing: Bradford Caemody, Vilka Tzoura
Sound: Marinos Athanassopoulos
Actors: Katerina Helmi, Eleftheria Gerofoka, Natalia Tsalkova
Production: Highway Productions. With the support of the GFC
Sets: Dimitiris Katsikis
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2007
Duration: 35

Vilka Tzoura

A filmmaker that lives and works in Athens and New York. She graduated from New York University and started her career as a producer and editor in New York, where she worked on many independent documentary and fiction film productions. Her two films have earned Best Picture awards in US and European Festivals. In 2003, she was awarded the New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship as a director with a promising future. She recently received a grant fromthe NYSCA for her first feature film about female gangs in the USA.