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Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum
"The Tenth Planet: A Single Life in Baghdad"

The Ottoman Bank Museum is showing Turkish filmmaker Melis Birder's documentary, The Tenth Planet: A Single Life in Baghdad, on Thursday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. Following the screening, Özlem Dalkıran, member of Amnesty International's Iraq Mission Team 2003, will conduct a discussion entitled "Being in Iraq after the War."

Through Kawkab, a young Iraqi woman, who claims, "there are nine planets in the universe and I am the tenth," the film offers a fresh glimpse into daily life in post-war Baghdad. Kawkab's name in Arabic means "planet" and, fearlessly expressing her views about everything from love and virginity to her support of Saddam, she does, in fact seem a world unto herself.

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.

Arna's Children The Tenth Planet: A Single Life in Baghdad Director: Melis Birder Turkey / 38 mins / 2004 Discussion: Being in Iraq after the War Özlem Dalkıran (member of Amnesty International's Iraq Mission Team 2003)
Özlem Dalkıran Dalkıran was a founding member of Amnesty International -Turkey in 1995, served as chair for two terms and was its media spokesperson until 2006. In line with Amnesty International's close involvement with the situation in Iraq both during and after the war, she traveled there in July 2003 to take part in AI's high-level mission in Iraq. During the month the mission remained there, she prepared a report that was published as a memorandum for the occupation forces. Dalkıran is also a member of Peace Initiative, the Helsinki Citizens Assembly, KA-MER, and AI's Humanitarian Aid Working Group.		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.