Head-On/Crossing the Bridge
Sibel wants freedom, not least sexual freedom. But how? Her father would kill her. Or disown her, and cut her off from her mum. So she concocts a marriage of convenience with Cahit, a drunken bum who, like her, is from a Turkish family living in Hamburg. It’s a careering, passionate, tragic, comic, anarchic love story, but also surprisingly compassionate, tender and wise. Little seen in cinemas, but now on DVD from Soda Pictures, you won’t forget it quickly.
Director Akin’s generous and culturally aware documentary, Crossing the Bridge, also on Soda DVD, celebrates both the universality of music and the complexity of Istanbul’s contemporary music scene, bridging both East and West. Kurdish musician Aynur, now permitted to sing in her native language, is proud, mournful, and rousing. Absorbing film, and some great music.
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- directed by Fatih Akin
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- Released by Soda Pictures on DVD
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- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
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- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
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