Eastern Plays

  • January 15, 2017 / 14:00
  • January 25, 2017 / 17:00

Director: Kamen Kalev
Cast: Christo Christov, Ovanes Torosian, Saadet Aksoy, Nikolina Iancheva
Bulgaria, Sweden, 2009, 83’, color,
Bulgarian, Turkish and English with Turkish subtitles

On the road to Germany, a family from Istanbul stops in Sofia to spend the night. Unfortunately their peaceful dinner is interrupted by the most horrible way with a racist attack of a neo-Nazi gang. Eastern Plays tell the story of two Bulgarian brothers: Itso, an artist and a struggling addict who intervenes the attack and saves the Turkish family, and Georgi, a high school student who is a member of the neo-Nazi gang. The attack triggers Itso to discover his feelings towards the family’s daughter Işıl and helps Georgi to question his choices in life. Kamen Kalev says he was inspired by the life of Christo ‘Itso’ Christov, who plays Itso in the film.

Welcome to Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo

Harrison’s Flowers

Harrison’s Flowers

Eastern Plays

Eastern Plays

Cirkus Columbia

Cirkus Columbia

In the Land of Blood and Honey

In the Land of Blood and Honey

The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman

The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman

Twice Born

Twice Born

Banat (The Journey)

Banat (The Journey)

King of the Belgians

King of the Belgians

Trailer

Eastern Plays

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico was born on July 10, 1888, in Volos, Greece, to an Italian family. His mother, Gemma Cervetto, was from a family of Genoa origin, but most likely she was born in Izmir. His father, Evaristo, was born on June 21, 1841 in the Büyükdere district of Istanbul.

Good News from the Skies

Good News from the Skies

Inspired by the exhibition And Now the Good News, which focusing on the relationship between mass media and art, we prepared horoscope readings based on the chapters of the exhibition. Using the popular astrological language inspired by the effects of the movements of celestial bodies on people, these readings with references to the works in the exhibition make fictional future predictions inspired by the horoscope columns that we read in the newspapers with the desire to receive good news about our day.