Between October 18th and 20th the Istanbul Sinematek organised open-air screenings to show-case the award-winning films of the 8th Beyond Borders Festival
During the three days 12 international documentaries were shown, with the event opened by one of them, Penelope McDonald’s feature Audrey Napanangka. David Deri’s A Tale of Four Minorities was also screened. The director followed four families from four minorities in Israel: Muslims, ultra-Orthodox Jews, Jewish religious settlers and secular gay Jews. Each is going through an identity crisis, but despite the extremism and rifts affecting these families, the film attempts to build a dialogue between them.
For the festival’s artistic director, Irini Sarioglou, this partnership helps demonstrate that “culture and dialogue can and will always bridge worlds, cultures and perceptions.” This event, she says, “allows us to reach a broader international audience.”
Created in 2016, the Beyond Borders Festival is held every August with the aim of fostering connections between peoples and cultures through documentary films from around the world.
Sources : Beyond Borders
