7th EU Human Rights Film Days

December 3 - 8, 2017

Pera Film is hosting 7th EU Human Rights Film Days. The EU Human Rights Film Days aim to bring film lovers together every year for raising awareness, for discussion and reflection. You can watch 6 impressive films in the program between December, 3 - 8 at Pera Film.

This program’s screenings are free of admissions. Drop in, no reservations.

Accessible Screenings
Within the framework of accessible screenings, films will be screened with audio description for the audience who can not see; sign language translation and detailed subtitles for the audience who can not hear. The films can be followed with audio description through the headsets which can be obtained from the festival desk. The Q&A sessions after the accessible screenings will be accompanied by sign language translators.

 

 

Screenings

3 December
Sunday
13:00     Zelal + Grab and Ru
 
8 December
Friday
12:00     Indivisibile
14:30     Home Sweet Home + Q&A
17:30     Seeing Voices + Q&A
20:00     A to B Rollerski + Q&A
 

Click here for 7th EU Human Rights Film Days’ details.

 

From Cypresses to Turkish Landscapes

From Cypresses to Turkish Landscapes

Among the most interesting themes in the oeuvre of Prassinos are cypresses, trees, and Turkish landscapes. The cypress woods in Üsküdar he saw every time he stepped out on the terrace of their house in İstanbul or the trees in Petits Champs must have been strong images of childhood for Prassinos. 

The Notions of Race Fred Wilson

The Notions of Race Fred Wilson

Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017.

A Photographer’s Biography Ali Sami Aközer

A Photographer’s Biography Ali Sami Aközer

Ali Sami is born in Rusçuk in 1866, and moves to İstanbul. Because his family is registered in the Beylerbeyi quarter of Üsküdar, Ali Sami is also called Üsküdarlı Ali Sami. He graduates from the Mühendishane-i Berri-i Hümayun in 1866 and becomes a teacher of painting and photography at the school.