Revelations

Short Film (Full Length) – 1992

Revelations is Greek-born director Athina Tsoulis's second drama about an immigrant Greek family in 1960s Auckland. As with A Bitter Song, the story centres around middle daughter Thalia (played by Fotini Yamas; Bitter Song star Alexa Tsoulis-Reay-Thalia now plays the youngest child, Eleni). Teenager Thalia yearns for her own space in a traditional house-hold where her father expects her to be dutiful, and her mother is haunted by a family secret. Thalia's discovery of this secret inspires her to take a stand. Fiona Kay (acclaimed for film Vigil) plays older sister Vasso. The half-hour drama screened on TV series Another Country.

Are you happy now? We won't die of the plague this year.
– Thalia (Fotini Yamas) teases her Mum ( Vicky Yiannoutsos) about having their house blessed

Key Cast & Crew

Fotini Yamas

As: Thalia

Athina Tsoulis

Director, Writer

Rewa Harre

Cinematographer

Vicky Yiannoutsos

As: Despina (mum)

Fiona Kay

As: Vasso

Yianni Tsitsiridakis

As: Dimitri (dad)

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Produced by

Frame Up Films

Source

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air and the Short Film Fund of the NZ Film Commission

Music

Closing credits song 'Bratsera' composed by Nikos Konitopoulos and performed by Marisa Koch
'Yo-Yo' and 'We Can't Go Wrong' performed by Ray Columbus and The Invaders