everything is film

May 15 - June 1, 2024

Pera Film presents everything is film program, in collaboration with DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, one of the world's leading film heritage institutions. 

Pera Film highlights the importance of interinstitutional cultural exchange and cinema heritage through its new collaboration with DFF, specially arranged for International Museum Day. Located in Frankfurt, Germany, DFF, founded in 1949, carries out its mission to preserve and share film culture with the world through its museum, cinema, film archive, festivals, digital platforms, research and digitization projects, and education programs. The institute's film archive hosts classics and contemporary examples of German cinema and significant works from world cinema, ranging from documentaries shedding light on cinema history to experimental films, from classics to innovative works.

The program, named after DFF's motto (Everything is film, and film is everything), curated by institute curators and prepared with films selected from the DFF collection. features four films from different periods of German cinema. The program enables viewers to watch Es (1966), which traces existential angst and societal disillusionment; Mädchen in Uniform (1931), a groundbreaking story of forbidden love and rebellion within the confines of a strict boarding school; Brand in der Oper (1930), a visually stunning reflection of humanity's chaos and tragedy through an opera house; and Weak Spot (1975), a gripping thriller following complex webs of crime and deception.

Film screenings within this program are accessible with a discounted museum entrance ticket. Tickets can be purchased from Biletix or the reception of Pera Museum. Per legal regulations, all screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age unless stated otherwise.

May 15

19:00 Es

May 17

19:00 Weak Spot

May 18

15:00 Mädchen in Uniform

May 24

19:00 Brand in der Oper

May 25

15:00 Es

May 26

15:00 Weak Spot

May 29

19:00 Mädchen in Uniform

June 1

15:00 Brand in der Oper

Es

Es

Mädchen in Uniform

Mädchen in Uniform

Brand in der Oper

Brand in der Oper

Weak Spot

Weak Spot

A Photographer’s Biography Ali Sami Aközer

A Photographer’s Biography Ali Sami Aközer

Ali Sami is born in Rusçuk in 1866, and moves to İstanbul. Because his family is registered in the Beylerbeyi quarter of Üsküdar, Ali Sami is also called Üsküdarlı Ali Sami. He graduates from the Mühendishane-i Berri-i Hümayun in 1866 and becomes a teacher of painting and photography at the school.

Face to Face

Face to Face

A firm believer in the idea that a collection needs to be upheld at least by four generations and comparing this continuity to a relay race, Nahit Kabakcı began creating the Huma Kabakcı Collection from the 1980s onwards. 

Kozbekçi Mustafa Ağa

Kozbekçi Mustafa Ağa

When Karl XII of Sweden was defeated by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia in 1709, he fled to the Ottoman Empire and settled in Bender with his entourage for five years.