Twelve Neighbours

What could connect a poet, a Pakistani immigrant and two 80 year old sisters dispensing funeral offerings? What is the association between Cacoyiannis directing Lysistrata, the woman who dances in the dry cleaners and the old man who watches life go by from his open window? In an underdeveloped inner city street of Athens, culturally, ethnically and socially different people merge and diverge as they live their big and small events of their daily lives. A film about the value of being different and still sharing universal human needs, hopes and fears.


Marianna Economou

Studies: Anthropology Bsc, University College London, Photojournalism, London College of Printing Video production Dip, South Thames College, London.

1999-2000- Filmmaker in the series EUtopia (BBC & ARTE): 'Greek and Pleasant land' 28’, 'Home is where the heart is' 28’, 'United States of Europe'. 2001 - “The school” (58’). 2001 - Co-directed with Amalia Zepou: “The landowner’s son” (58’). 2002 - “Rockmunkit” (58’), YLE 2003 - “Faith is rock” (58’), 2006 - “My place in the dance”, 52’; 2006 -“Mathimata- Pathimata”, 12x45’ documentary series on education; 2008- “Please listen to me”, 52’, “Bells, Threads & Miracles” 52’; 2009 – “Research Institutes in Greece” 50’; 2009 – “Twelve Neighbors” 52’; Co Director for the TV series “Missing Route” (in development) – 12 episodes – 52’ (Greece/Finland)