Film Movement Series - Before Your Eyes

FILM MOVEMENT SERIES 

Each month the Whistler Public Library will screen a foreign or art film that will likely not be seen anywhere else.  Through our subscription to the Film Movement Series (courtesy of the Friends of the Library) the library obtains a new award-winning film each month. Film Movement scours the world’s top festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and New York to select the best films from thousands of entries. 

The films are unrated and are not recommended for children under the age of 18. All films will be screened in their original language, with English subtitles.

Missed a film? All Film Movement titles are available to check out following the show!

December Film: Before Your Eyes
Directed by Miraz Bezar

Turkey, Germany | 2011 | Drama | Turkish and Kurdish w/ English subtitles

Running Time: 101 min

Synopsis

Ten year old Gulistan and her brother Firat live in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their very eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for their infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they're forced onto the street.

It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara. Accompanying her on a hotel call one day, Gulistan is shocked to discover Dilara's client is the murderer of her parents, and quickly devises a plan for revenge. 

Winner
Best Music
Istanbul International Film Festival 

    
Winner
Best Director
Istanbul International Film Festival 

  
Winner
Best Actress
Istanbul International Film Festival 

    
Winner
Special Jury Prize
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 

  
Winner
Youth Jury Prize
San Sebastian Int'l Film Festival 

    
Winner
Special Jury Prize
Ghent International Film Festival 
 

The FILM MOVEMENT SERIES is sponsored by the Friends of Whistler Public Library.