
SCREENING
Fonissa (Murderess) with Director in Person
Sunday, Nov 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Location: Redstone Theater
Director Eva Nathena in person with a post-screening Q&A!
Dir. Eva Nathena. 2023, 97 mins. Greece. In Greek with English subtitles. DCP. With Karyofyllia Karabeti, Maria Protopappa, Penelope Tsilika, Elena Topalidou, Dimitris Imellos, Christos Stergioglou, Giannis Tsortekis. Based on the classic novel by Alexandros Papadiamantis. 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.
Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.
Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.