DOCUMENTARIST 17th Istanbul Documentary Days

June 8 - 11, 2024

Pera Film is hosting DOCUMENTARIST 17th Istanbul Documentary Days.

Screenings of the films included in the Turkey Panorama section of the festival take place at the Pera Museum Auditorium.

Check out the details of the festival here.

This program’s screenings are free admission. Drop in, no reservations. As per legal regulations, all our screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age, unless stated otherwise.

June 8

15:00 Holdstill

17:00 Small Finds

Silent Dance

19:00 Between Delicate and Violent

60’’

June 9

14:00 Yakto Cannot Be Abandoned!

No.910

16:00 Night and Fog in Kurdistan

18:00 Sweet Home Adana

The Only One. Elizabeth

June 11

17:00 Wild Women of Anatolia

19:00 Feeding the River: 20 Years of Anadolu Kültür

Holdstill

Holdstill

Small Finds

Small Finds

Silent Dance

Silent Dance

Wild Women of Anatolia

Wild Women of Anatolia

Yakto Cannot Be Abandoned!

Yakto Cannot Be Abandoned!

No.910

No.910

Night and Fog in Kurdistan

Night and Fog in Kurdistan

Sweet Home Adana

Sweet Home Adana

The Only One. Elizabeth

The Only One. Elizabeth

Between Delicate and Violent

Between Delicate and Violent

60’’

60’’

Feeding the River: 20 Years of Anadolu Kültür

Feeding the River: 20 Years of Anadolu Kültür

Medicinal Herbs in Byzantium

Medicinal Herbs in Byzantium

Knowledge of plants and the practice of healing are closely entwined. The toxic or hallucinogenic nature of some roots, and the dangers associated with picking them, conferred a mythical or magical character and power. 

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico was born on July 10, 1888, in Volos, Greece, to an Italian family. His mother, Gemma Cervetto, was from a family of Genoa origin, but most likely she was born in Izmir. His father, Evaristo, was born on June 21, 1841 in the Büyükdere district of Istanbul.

Félix Ziem (1821-1911) A nomadic, unclassifiable, and eccentric artist

Félix Ziem (1821-1911) A nomadic, unclassifiable, and eccentric artist

French artist Félix Ziem is one of the most original landscape painters of the 19thcentury. The exhibition Wanderer on the Sea of Light presents Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined.