Queer Film Festivals Special Session

Talk

October 16, 2022 / 15:00

After the harsh conditions of the pandemic, the 11th Pink Life QueerFest is bringing together the queer film festivals from Beijing, Pakistan, and Turkey. 

One of the Beijing Queer Film Festival programmers, queer director and activist Popo Fan, Aks International Minorities Film Festival country coordinator Kami Sid, and Pink Life QueerFest director Gök Akyel will join as speakers at the event. Saadat Munir, the creative director, filmmaker and curator of Aks International Minorities Film Festival, will facilitate this event. 

Fluid Rego

Fluid Rego

While Paula Rego belatedly was recognised as one of the leading feminist pioneers of her age, little has been written about her exploration of fluid sexuality. Indeed the current of sado-masochism in her drawings and paintings, has tended to encourage an understanding as a classic clash between the patriarchy and exploited women.

The Captive Sultan

The Captive Sultan

The war fought by the Greeks to shake off the Turkish yoke was closely observed around Europe and, this being the era of romanticism, the events taking place around Greece between 1821 and 1832 became a symbol for national liberation struggle.

Ottoman Music and Entertainment from the Perspective of Painters

Ottoman Music and Entertainment from the Perspective of Painters

When we examine the Ottoman-themed paintings of indoor everyday life by western painters, musical entertainment attracts attention as a fundamental aspect of the lifestyle.