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The Other Globalization Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum
 This week, under the theme "Economics," the Museum's movie theater is showing the French documentary, The Other Globalization, on Thursday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. A discussion entitled, "The Scales Won't Bear This Weight," with journalist-writer Ömer Madra, will follow the screening.
In December 1999, 40,000 anti-WTO activists invaded the streets of Seattle to protest againts the World Trade Organization (WTO). The next few years saw a dramatic increase in the number of anti-globalization protests as the movement formed an organized network around the world. The documentary focuses on these anti-globalization protestors, advocates of a different globalization with a greater awareness of the human factor and the need for solidarity, and examines both the ever-changing alternative networks that counter globalization, and the views of the economists who confront established theories.
The Museum's film program is prepared in collaboration with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) and offers a film, complemented by a discussion, on a different theme every week Screenings are held free of charge but reservations must be made.
The Other Globalization
Directors: François Christophe, Frédéric Castaignede
France / 2000
Running time: 60 min. |
Ömer Madra was born in 1945 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University in 1968, he taught law in the same faculty from 1970 to 1982. Between 1982 and 1994, he wrote columns, and served as both editor and journalist for the daily Milliyet, and the magazines, Şehir, Gergedan, Playboy, Start, and Arredamento/Dekorasyon. In 1990, he became publishing director and columnist for the Sunday supplement of the daily Güneş. From 1999 to 2000, he wrote a column for the daily Yeni Binyıl and from 2004 to 2005, one for the daily Birgün. Since 2000, he has published close to 500 articles on acikradyo.com.tr, under the heading Kâinatın Tefrikası ("Chronicles of the Universe"). Madra is a founding member and the production director of Açık Radyo for which he has produced a program since 1995. He is currently, and has been since 1996, a member of the faculty in the Department of International Relations at Bilgi University.
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Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) started out as a civil platform and began its structuring process following the National Conference held in March 1997. Today it continues its activities as an association with professional status, certified by the Ministry of Culture. Starting with Istanbul, Ankara, Eskisehir and Izmir, BSB is in contact with documentary filmmakers throughout Turkey. Convinced that civil culture is crucial in designing better social futures and filling the blanks of collective social memory, the Documentary Filmmakers Association considers these functions complementary to the creative aspect of documentary filmmaking. BSB creates and promotes screening spaces other than television, organizes and participates in film festivals all over Turkey and offers film screenings with discussions, especially in universities. |
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