DAYS OF FİRE, LOVE AND ANARCHY: THE TURKİSH SİNEMATEK AND ONAT KUTLAR (AŞK, ATEŞ VE ANARŞİ GÜNLERİ: TÜRK SİNEMATEKİ VE ONAT KUTLAR), 2023

DAYS OF FİRE, LOVE AND ANARCHY: THE TURKİSH SİNEMATEK AND ONAT KUTLAR
(AŞK, ATEŞ VE ANARŞİ GÜNLERİ: TÜRK SİNEMATEKİ VE ONAT KUTLAR), 2023
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 76’ | Turkish
Director: Önder Esmer

The documentary tells the history of the Turkish Cinematheque, which pioneered the rise of art cinema and the flourishing of film culture in Türkiye, focusing on Onat Kutlar, one of its founders. From Kutlar's ‘a magazine’ published between 1956 and 1960, to his role as the director of the Cinematheque Association and Yeni Sinema Magazine, to his stories and his key role in the Istanbul Film Festival, the documentary takes viewers on a journey through the days when politics and cinema were intertwined, with comments by Cevat Çapan, Atilla Dorsay, Filiz Kutlar, Ali Özgentürk and Vecdi Sayar, among others.
 

This film can be viewed on January 18, 13.00.