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Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum
The Tram-Hundred Year Life in Sofia...
 Under the theme “Social Memory/ Documentary Film,” the Museum’s Movie Theater is showing the Bulgarian documentary directed by Milan Ognianov, The Tram-Hundred Year Life in Sofia, on Thursday, February 16, at 7:00 p.m. Following the screening, director Mustafa Ünlü leads a discussion titled, “The Documentary Film: Eyewitness to History.”
The 50 min. film recounts the events of a century in Sofia, through the eyes of an old tram “remembering” past incidents, streets, people and their destinies. Following the tram through time, we see the Bulgarian capital go through wars, bombings, revolutions and socialism, then take a step toward democracy.
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 Tram-Hundred Year Life in Sofia
Director: Milan Ognianov
Released in: 2001
Running time: 50 min. |
Mustafa Ünlü was born in 1963, in Ankara. After graduating from the Department of Journalism and Public Relations at Ankara University, he served as producer, visual design specialist, consultant and reporter for Kutup Ayısı Belgesel Yapımlar, Shaktı Habercilik ve Yapımevi, and the private TV channels, 9. Kanal, Kanal 6, and Show TV as well as for TRT. He taught film directing and documentary film at İletişim Sanatları Academy (2001-2004); TV film directing and documentary at Academy Istanbul (2000-2001) and TV programming and applied TV programming in the Faculty of Communications at Marmara University (1999- 2000). He has written and directed commercials for a number of establishments and social and civic organizations. Ünlü is currently producer and director for Kutup Ayısı Belgesel Yapımlar and a member of the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BBS) and the European Documentary Network (EDN).
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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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