Pera Beauty

Pera Beauty

Pera Beauty, 2011
Director: Soner Sevgili, 53’, Color, Turkish with English subtitles

This documentary is about the revival of the hand organ which enjoyed its heydays in Istanbul between 1850-1950. With the contribution of street musicians and recordings the films documents Greek piano-maker Panos Ioannidis making a hand organ and shows how the latter makes a new entrance into Istanbul’s everyday life.

Past Programs
Pera Fest
November 2–24, 2011