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Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum "Bosnia Hotel"
 Under the theme "Of Countries and the World," the Museum's movie theater is showing the French documentary Bosnia Hotel on Thursday, October 12, at 7:00 p.m. Directed by Thomas Balmès, the film tells the story of the Samburu warriors of Kenya, who served in Bosnia as part of the U.N. peacekeeping forces, and records their impressions of war and the west. Following the screening, Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Parla, from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Sabancı University, will conduct a discussion entitled, "A Critique of Culture on the Local-Global Axis."
The soldiers who served on the U.N. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia came from different countries and cultures. Most had no idea where Bosnia actually was or what had caused the war. Among them was also a group of Samburu warriors from Kenya. Upon their return to the African savanna, where they resumed a peaceful existence tending their cattle herds, they recounted their experiences in the "white man's war."
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. Please call (0212) 334 22 70 to make reservations.
Bosnia Hotel
Director: Thomas Balmès France, 1996,
Running time: 48 mins.
Discussion: Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Parla / "A Critique of Culture on the Local-Global Axis."
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Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Parla
Parla obtained a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University, in 1995. From 1999 to 2005, she completed her Master's and her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology at York University. Parla, who is currently on the faculty at Sabancı University, has written articles on social sexuality, violence, migration and ethnicity. |
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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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