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"Black House"
Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum
 Under the theme "Economics," the Museum is showing Tareque Shahriar’s documentary on the issue of child labor, Black House, on Thursday, November 30, at 7:00 p.m. Following the screening, Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Oral conducts a discussion entitled, "The Economic Exploitation of Children: Examples from Turkey and the World."
The child workers in Shahriar’s film work in a "battery recycling" factory, in the slum areas of Dakka, the capital of Bangladesh. "Black House" refers to the pollution, smoke and darkness of the factory, where these children toil to earn a living. The film focuses on the lives of three such child workers.
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.
Black House
Director: Tareque Shahriar
Bangladesh /1999 / 30 mins.
Discussion: "The Economic Exploitation of Children: Examples from Turkey and the World"
Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Oral AD, (Department of Forensic Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Technical University, BD, Department Forensic Psychiatry).
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Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Oral
Prof. Oral was born in Ordu in 1961. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Middle East Technical University, in 1978. Between 1983 and 84, he attended Pennsylvania State University then returned to Turkey, where he conducted his medical practice, from 1984 to 1987, in the Turkish Ministry of Health approved Malatya-Doğanşehir Health Center. From 1987 to 1990, he specialized in forensic medicine, and from 1991 to 1992, he served as clinical expert in the Department of Pathology at the Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy. Since 1992, he has been teaching in the Department of Psychiatry, of the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, at Istanbul University. He was promoted to associate professor in forensic medicine in 1996, and in 2003, appointed head of the 4th specialized division of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.
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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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