DO NOT FORGET ME ISTANBUL

DO NOT FORGET ME ISTANBUL
(UNUTMA BENİ İSTANBUL), 2011
Türkiye | Blu-ray, Color, 118’ | Turkish, English, Arabic, Serbian, Greek
Directors: Hany Abu-Assad, Stefan Arsenijević, Aida Begić, Eric Nazarian, Stergios Niziris, Omar Shargawi, Josefina Markarian

The film consists of six short films by six directors that have been successful in the international arena. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul's history does not belong only to the people of Turkey. Each of these short films is 15 minutes long, and the stories are from the directors’ own lives or about the lives of others. Bosnian player Alma, middle-aged couple Dragan and Ana, Vangelis, Martha and Armenak; they all have different reasons for being in Istanbul. The city's cosmopolitan history brings these people together.

Awards: 18^th Rabat Film Festival: Best Film; 7^th Southeastern European Films Festival: Special Jury Award, Best Director of Photography