May Labor Day

  • November 8, 2023 / 19:00
  • November 18, 2023 / 15:00

Yönetmen: Pjer Žalica
Oyuncular: Muhamed Hadžović, Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Admir Glamočak, Boris Isaković
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 113', DCP, color
Bosnian with Turkish subtitles

After living in Germany for ten years and starting a new life by getting married there, Armin returns to his homeland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to surprise his father. However, he encounters unexpected events here. According to what Armin is told, his father has been taken into custody, but no one knows why he was detained. Before long, Armin is forced to confront allegations about his father's and the family's past.

Director Pjer Žalica will be in conversation after the screening on November 18th.

Free admissions. Drop in, no reservations.

The Perfect Circle

The Perfect Circle

Fuse

Fuse

Days and Hours

Days and Hours

Focus, Grandma

Focus, Grandma

May Labor Day

May Labor Day

Midnight Stories: Hotel of Retro Dreams <br> Doğu Yücel

Midnight Stories: Hotel of Retro Dreams
Doğu Yücel

He didn’t expect this from me. And I hadn’t expected that we would decide to get married that day, at that moment. Everything happened all of a sudden, but exactly like it was supposed to happen in our day. We thought of the idea of marriage simultaneously, we smiled simultaneously, blinking and opening our eyes in unison. 

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.

The Welcoming of Venetian Balios to Ottoman Lands

The Welcoming of Venetian Balios to Ottoman Lands

The series of paintings depicting the audience ceremonies of European ambassadors hold a unique place among the works of Jean-Baptiste Vanmour of Valenciennes, who lived in İstanbul from 1699 until his death in 1737.