“One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.” – bell hooks
Pera Film celebrates Pride Week with its film program entitled Companionship As a Site of Resistance.
In the program that brought together four films from different geographies, which met with the audience at important festivals in the past years, the theme of clinging to life together comes to the fore. All the queer characters in the films resist pressure and being stuck with the people they make friends with while trying to open up breathing spaces for themselves in the country, society and families they live in.
In the program that will take place between 24 June – 8 July; Young and Wild, who turned the unbridled and unbounded nature of adolescent sexuality into a destructive force; How the Room Felt, a documentary about a Georgian women's football club, consisting of a group of women and non-binaries who meet frequently to spend time together, to discuss existential issues; while revealing a story of self-discovery and emancipation, Swing Ride, which conveys an extraordinary friendship, and Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter, which tells a queer era where memories are only shared collectively.
This program’s screenings are free admissions. Drop in, no reservations. As per legal regulations, all our screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age, unless stated otherwise.
June 24
20:00 Young and Wild
June 25
15:00 How the Room Felt
June 29
19:00 Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter
July 1
19:00 Swing Ride
21:00 Young and Wild
July 6
19:00 How the Room Felt
July 8
19:00 Swing Ride
21:00 Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter
June 24
20:00 Young and Wild
June 25
15:00 How the Room Felt
June 29
19:00 Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter
July 1
19:00 Swing Ride
21:00 Young and Wild
July 6
19:00 How the Room Felt
July 8
19:00 Swing Ride
21:00 Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter
Over the years of 1864 through 1876, Stanisław Chlebowski served Sultan Abdülaziz in Istanbul as his court painter. As it was, Abdülaziz disposed of considerable artistic talents of his own, and he actively involved himself in Chlebowski’s creative process, suggesting ideas for compositions –such as ballistic pieces praising the victories of Turkish arms.
I think it was Frank Zappa – though others claim it was Laurie Anderson – who said in an interview that ‘writing on music is much like dancing on architecture’.
A Salon exhibition held in the Grand Palais in Paris on May 1, 1906 showcased an Ottoman painting. This was Osman Hamdi Bey’s famous “Tortoise Trainer”.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 200 TL
Discounted: 100 TL
Groups: 150 TL (minimum 10 people)
