12th BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVALSM

Colors of Anatolia
 
OCTOBER 29 - DECEMBER 15, 2007
  
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DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION

 

Saturday - November 24, 2007    at 7 p.m.

Main Auditorium
Harvard Film Archive
Carpenter Center for the Arts, Cambridge
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Non-Competition
HIPHOPISTAN

Representing Locality in a Global City

Directed by Cigdem Akbay

Music by Nefret (Ceza and Dr. Fuchs), Jerry Lordan, Bedri Caglayan

Featuring: Ahmet Ertegun, Ceza, Fuat, DJ Funky C, Joker, Turbo, Ayben


Documentary / Turkey / 2006 / 25 min.    
In English and Turkish with English subtitles

HIPHOPISTAN is a documentary film that examines the impact of hip-hop culture on Istanbul youth and reveals how young Turkish rappers, DJs, break-dancers, and graffiti artists creatively blend popular influences with their local cultural values and traditions. While providing a glimpse into the lives of innovative youth in a predominantly Muslim and rapidly globalizing city, this film raises awareness of the many similarities of youth culture worldwide.

 


 


Director CIGDEM AKBAY:



Cigdem Akbay (Huntsville, Alabama)  has spent past five years in Istanbul, Turkey conducting anthropological research and working on various film projects. Hiphopistan is a result of her growing interest in the relationships between Istanbul youth, cultural identity, and globalization. She hopes to continue shooting documentary films dealing with similar themes in the future.