Crossing Borders: A Cinematic Journey from the West to the East
An In-Depth Conversation on GITMEK / MY MARLON AND BRANDO
Co-Organized with NYU Institute for Artists and Global Change
May 2, 2008
7:00pm - 8:30pm
The discussion will be followed by a one-hour cocktail reception sponsored by Turkish Kitchen.
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway (corner of Waverly)Screening
Room 109
New York, NY 10003
"Ebullient…Passionate…Forceful" – Screen International"
A moving statement on war and the confining artificiality of borders" – Variety
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Huseyin Karabey’s feature debut Gitmek / My Marlon and Brando makes its North American Premiere in 2008 Tribeca Film Festival’s World Narrative Feature Competition. Three years ago, in real-life, Hama Ali, a charismatic B movie actor from Iraq, and Ayca, a fiery actress from Turkey, met on a film-set. Their love affair continued across borders through video love letters until the war in Iraq. As people fled from East to West seeking safety, Ayca decided to make the journey from West to East, seeking her lover. My Marlon and Brando, a feature film in which Ayca plays herself, is based on her extraordinary and, ultimately unexpected, experiences in such sad, mad times….
Please join us for an in-depth conversation moderated by Binnaz Saktanber on crossing borders in real life, in filmmaking and cultural understanding with actress-writer Ayca Damgaci, Turkish-American journalist and filmmaker Bilge Ebiri, producer Lucinda Englehart, filmmaker Huseyin Karabey, and film critic Sukhdev Sandhu.
Press Inquiries: Kaan Nazli (212) 941-2752 / kaan@moonandstarsproject.org
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