Özgür Akgül - Romanistanbul

<body> <img src="images/romanistanbul.jpg" width="700" height="652" border="0" alt="Özgür Akgül - Romanistanbul" title="Özgür Akgül - Romanistanbul"><br clear="all"> <h4>directors lounge special screening</h4> <h3>romanistanbul</h3> <p>Wed 14 August 2013<br> 21:00<br><br> Director: Özgür Akgül <br> 60 min, Turkish with English subtitles<br> German premiere<br><br> alte feuerwache <span style="font-size: 150%;">‣</span> projektraum <br> Marchlewskistraße 6 <br> 10243 Berlin <br> Telefon 030 | 293 47 94 26 <br> U5 Weberwiese</p> <p>The film invites to watch and listen to the music of Istanbul.<br> Romanistanbul provides an insider view onto the current music scene of the megacity on the Bosporus with the example of a number of musicians who fuse traditional turkish music with current tunes, and who are member of the Roma minority in Istanbul: İsmail Tunçbilek, Orhan Şallıel, Göksun Çavdar, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Aytaç Doğan, Hasan Gözetlik, Mustafa Uysal (Kaşk Mustafa), Cüneyt Sepetçi and Sercan Çalanlı (Arap).<br><br> At the same time a wonderful music film that allows the music to tell its own story, the film also gives the musicians a voice to tell their story and their engagement with music. Their commitment to music, to the tunes of Istanbul is also connected with their identity and the struggle of the Roma to be accepted as a part of the contemporary society. The film thus also mirrors the rapid changes, and current movements of this city between the promises of a global city, an expanding music scene and different cultural identities.<br> The director will be present for Q&A.</p> <p>Film Links:<br> <a href="http://www.romanistanbul.info/" target="_blank" title="Turkish film page">http://www.romanistanbul.info/</a><br> <a href="http://film.iksv.org/en/film/287" target="_blank" title="English Press Text">http://film.iksv.org/en/film/287</a><br> <a href="http://www.studyokolektif.com" target="_blank" title="Film Production Collectiv">www.studyokolektif.com</a></p> <p>Part of the exhibition “Exploring Istanbul"<br> http://istanbulausstellung.wordpress.com</p> <p>A project by<br> Photocentrum am Wassertor<br> vhs Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg <br> <a href="http://www.fotokurs.info/" target="_blank" title="Photocentrum am Wassertor">http://www.fotokurs.info/</a><br> with support of<br> <a href="http://www.kadikoey-berlin.de/" target="_blank" title="Kadiköy e.V.">Städtepartnerschaftsverein Kadiköy e. V.</a></p> <p>And<br> a Directors Lounge Screening<br> <a href="http://www.directorslounge.net" target="_blank" title="Directors Lounge">http://www.directorslounge.net</a></p> </body>