The Pageant
Documentary, 83 min, 2020
Synopsis: Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest takes place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, their personal traumas remain as deep as ever.
World Premiere: Visions du Réel 2020 - International Competition (link)
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Directed and Edited by Eytan Ipeker
Produced by Yoel Meranda (Kamara - Turkey), Carine Chichkowsky (Survivance - France), Eitan Mansuri and Jonathan Doweck (Spiro Films - Israel), Kristina Konrad (Welt Film - Germany)
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Idil Biret: The Portrait of a Child Prodigy,
Documentary, 59 min, 2015
Written, Directed and Edited by Eytan Ipeker
Produced by Kamara & Böcek Yapım
Supported by Vehbi Koç Foundation
Cast: İdil Biret, Yves Riesel, Claude Samuel, Sun Kan, Şefik Büyükyüksel
Screenings: 34th Istanbul International Film Festival •9th Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival • 8th Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days • Golden Horn Vancouver Turkish Film Festival • Istanbul Modern Museum • 27th Ankara International Film Festival • 11th Boston Turkish Film Festival (Special Mention Award)
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