Shevaun Mizrahi's “Distant Constellation screened at !f Istanbul Film FestivalMarch 7, 2018 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish-American documentary filmmaker Shevaun Mizrahi'sfilm,“Distant Constellation”, was showcased at the !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival, which wrapped up its 17th edition on March 4, Al-Monitor says. The elegiac “Distant Constellation,” by Independent Spirit Award nominee Mizrahi, is a faded portrait of a multicultural nursing home that is slowly enveloped by high-rises amid the building boom that has transformed Istanbul. A blind photographer and a romancing Francophone piano player are among Mizrahi’s subjects in the polyglot film. !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival is the main showcase for independent film in Turkey, with additional screenings having been organized in Ankara and Izmir. It drew 80,000 viewers to 110 films, including 15,000 people who watched digital broadcasts in 33 cities across Turkey and the region. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |