A unique film festival focusing on Turkish-German migration will take place Tuesday, March 2, through Sunday, March 7, on and near the campuses of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Turkish Filmmakers and German Society will offer an insightful glance at the ethos of crossing geographical and cultural boundaries. Continuing through Sunday, March 7, the festival will feature film screenings, prominent Turkish filmmakers and television producers, and presentations by scholars of history, literature, politics and anthropology at various locations on the East Side. While much study of human movement has become a substantial part of research conducted by social scientists, it is often limited to statistical evaluations. Through the use of film and video, the festival hopes to offer a visual and emotional display of migration.
Turkish immigrants comprise the largest minority in Germany.
The festival will address Germany's response to this phenomenon and issues of multiculturalism, national and personal identity, gender and culture. All events are open to the public, and most of them are free. The film is the story of a Kurdish family in eastern Turkey whose life becomes radically changed by a dream to emigrate to Switzerland. Language differences keep them from speaking to each other, but during the journey they make surprising discoveries about each other. This German documentary gives an accurate look at one of the most important photographers in the world.