Film Screening and Talk in memoriam H\u00fcseyin Helvacioglu <\/p>\n
Hermana (Enver Arcak, 2017) <\/p>\n
November 9th, 2018 Friday 17.40 FF-B22 (FADA Building) <\/p>\n
Commemorating COMD alumni and MA student H\u00fcseyin Helvacioglu who passed away last year, Department of Communication and Design invites to a special screening of “Hermana.” Filmmaker Enver Arcak, as well as friends and professors of Helvac\u0131o\u011flu will be present at the screening. <\/p>\n
HERMANA <\/p>\n
The Untold History of Ankara’s Jewish Community
\nDirected by Enver Arcak
\nDocumentary \/ 2017 \/ 28 min. \/ Turkish with English subtitles <\/p>\n
One of the earliest Jewish community in Anatolia is located in Ankara. Their history goesback to Early Roman Period. The following periods’ migrations in 15th Century from Spain-Portugal to Anatolia and the later periods that in 20th Century the community has reached on the highest population in Ankara. The documentary presents the communities’ untold historyfrom Helenistic period to Ottoman period that is focused on 20th Century social andeconomic life of the community with the written sources, visual materials, familyphotographs, diaries etc. The interviews with migrated people from Ankara to Istanbul and the various cities of Israel that their family visual archives presents in the documentary. The film is the first entire research and documentary about the theme. <\/p>\n
Screenings and Awards:
\nBilkent University, Special Screening, Ankara, November 2018
\nMiddle East Technical University (METU), Special Screening, Ankara, November 2018
\nXII. Istanbul International Architectural and Urban Films Festival, Official Selection, October2018
\n1st Fo\u00e7a Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Film Days, Special Screening, October 2018
\n3rd Beyond the Borders International Documentary Film Festival, Official Selection, Castellorizo, September 2018
\nAmerican Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), Special Screening, Ankara, June 2018
\nIstanbul Bilgi University, Special Screening, April 2018
\nAnkara University, Faculty of Communication, Special Screening, April 2018
\n17th Boston Turkish Film Festival, Screening: The Best Documentary Audience Award, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, April 2018
\n3rd Short Film Festival, Istanbul Short Film Collective, Special Screening, March 2018
\n12th Boston Turkish Film Festival Documentary & Short Film Competition, The Best Documentary Audience Award, November 2017
\nEuropean Days of Jewish Culture, Istanbul The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews, November 2017
\nDocumentarist, 10th Itanbul Documentary Days, Final Selection, June 2017
\nSALT Galata Istanbul, Special Screening, May 2017
\nAnkara International Film Festival, Final Selection of Documentary Category, April 2017
\nAbout Director:
\nEnver Arcak studied Archaeology and History of Art in Bilkent University. He attended film making and video production classes during his university education and continued withrelated courses and workshops after he graduated. Hermana “The Untold History of Ankara’sJewish Community” documentary is the first film of him as director. <\/p>\n
@hermanathemovie
\nwww.hermanathemovie.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Film Screening and Talk in memoriam H\u00fcseyin Helvacioglu Hermana (Enver Arcak, 2017) November 9th, 2018 Friday 17.40 FF-B22 (FADA Building) Commemorating COMD alumni and MA student H\u00fcseyin Helvacioglu who passed away last year, Department of Communication and Design invites to a special screening of “Hermana.” Filmmaker Enver Arcak, as well [\u2026] <\/p>\n