Sotiris Tsiganos

Four female voices interweave a polyphonic narration of the tragic story of “Katër i Radës,” the boat that sank in 1997 due to the naval blockade imposed by the Italian government on migration flows from Albania. The relatives of the victims that were amongst the first to die, in their attempt to cross the borders of “Fortress Europe,” sail along the Strait of Otranto following the route of the doomed ship only to pose the questions ignored by the media and the judicial authorities.

The village Kallio was expropriated by the government in 1969 and covered in 1981 by the water of an artificial lake created by the Mornos Dam for use as a reservoir for the city of Athens. These actions resulted in the village community being dissolved and relocated elsewhere.