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Documentary Is Power! April 4–14, 2013

Istanbul Modern Cinema, in parallel with Prix Pictet: Power photography exhibition and in collaboration with Documentarist has prepared a documentary program consisting of 10 films. This selection of documentaries highlights the struggle for survival between humans and nature, social power struggles, occupation, and rebellion, revealing the dilemmas of power in today's world. These documentaries, ranging from the Khmer Rouge's massacre of filmmakers and cinema in Cambodia to Berlusconi's dominance of the media and the story of a group of environmentalists fighting against GMOs, examine the power-driven realities of today.

In Collaboration With

BURMA VJ-REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY
(BURMA VJ: REPORTER İ ET LUKKET LAND),2008
Denmark | DVD, Color, 85’ | Danish
Director: Anders Østergaard

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GOLDEN SLUMBERS (LE SOMMEIL D’OR), 2011
France | DVD, Color, 96’ | Cambodian
Director: Davy Chou

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I AM A WHITE MERCENARY (MAN YEK MOZDORE SFID HASTAM), 2011
Iraq, Iran | DVD, Color, 64’ | Kurdish
Director: Taha Karimi

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I WROTE THE TRUTH – THE NOTEBOOK OF LİCE
(MİN RASTİ NİVİSAND – DEFTERE LİCEYE), 2012
Türkiye | DVD, Color, 42’ | Turkish, Kurdish
Director: Ersin Çelik

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NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (NOSTALGIE DE LA LUMIÈRE ), 2010
France, Chile | DVD, Color, 90’ | Spanish,English
Director: Patricio Guzman

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SILENT HISTORY: HASANKEYF
(SESSİZ TARİH: HASANKEYF), 2012
Turkey | DVD, Color, 22’ | Turkish
Directors: Berkay Kuyzu - Elodie Eda Moreau

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THE ACT OF KILLING, 2012
Denmark, Norway, England | DVD, Color, 158’ | English, Indonesian
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, Anonim

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THE FORGOTTEN SPACE, 2010
Austria, Holland | DVD, Color, 112’ | Korean, Dutch, Spanish, English
Directors: Allan Sekula, Noel Burch

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