Pera film in collaboration with Dogwoof, the UK’s leading documentary distributor, is kicking off 2014’s first program of the year with Reality Bites. The selection of six recent documentaries from the past three years brings powerful stories together. In defining the documentary film, Bill Nichols, an internationally recognized authority on documentary and ethnographic film, explains: “Given the vitality of expression, range of voices, and dramatic popularity of documentary film, we might well wonder what, if anything all these films have in common. Have they broadened the appeal of documentary by becoming more like feature fiction films in their use of compelling music, reenactments and staged encounters, sequences or entire films based on animation, portrayals of fascinating characters and the creation of compelling stories? Or do they remain a fiction like any other? That is, do they tell stories that, although similar to feature fiction, remain distinct from it?” This program aims to delve into the fascinating and shocking stories while celebrating and exploring the exceptional documentary form.
January 11
14:00 The House I Live In
16:00 Girl Model
January 12
14:00 Town of Runners
16:00 Sound it Out
January 15
19:00 Tabloid
January 17
19:00 Town of Runners
January 18
14:00 InRealLife
16:00 Girl Model
18:00 Sound it Out
January 19
14:00 Tabloid
16:00 The House I Live In
January 22
19:00 InRealLife
January 11
14:00 The House I Live In
16:00 Girl Model
January 12
14:00 Town of Runners
16:00 Sound it Out
January 15
19:00 Tabloid
January 17
19:00 Town of Runners
January 18
14:00 InRealLife
16:00 Girl Model
18:00 Sound it Out
January 19
14:00 Tabloid
16:00 The House I Live In
January 22
19:00 InRealLife
Program Trailer
Each memory tells an intimate story; each collection presents us with the reality of containing an intimate story as well. The collection is akin to a whole in which many memories and stories of the artist, the viewer, and the collector are brought together. At the heart of a collection is memory, nurtured from the past and projecting into the future.
If Manolo Valdés’s paintings convey a search for materiality, his sculpture does so even more. Today, sculpture has taken over most of his workspace, his time, and his efforts.
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.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
