DOCUMENTARY ON HRANT DINK TO BE SCREENED AT DEPO

Hurriyet
Jan 21 2010
Turkey

A film to commemorate the anniversary of journalist Hrant Dink’s
murder will be shown Saturday, Jan. 23, as the latest installment
in the "SaturDox" series of documentary film screenings at the DEPO
cultural center.

The series is a collaboration between DEPO and the Documentarist
film festival.

"From January 19 to January 19," directed by Umit Kıvanc, tries
to answer the question of what happened after the assassination of
Armenian journalist Dink in Istanbul. The documentary is presented
from the perspective of the prominent Turkish actresses and actors
who tell the story.

Dink, a writer and the editor of Agos newspaper, was shot in the street
in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007. The assassination, the consequence
of a systematic campaign of slander and provocation, caused a great
social response and Dink’s funeral was attended by more than 100,000
people. Even though the murderer and the few lumpen nationalist
men around him were caught within a few days and the investigation
unearthed many horrifying facts, the people behind the plan remained
protected and their legal interrogation was prevented.

The film documenting the two-year process is still the only reference
material on the issue.

DEPO’s screening of "From January 19 to January 19," which will start
at 7 p.m., is free of charge. A discussion moderated by the director
will be held after the film.

Address: Tutun Deposu Luleci Hendek Cad. No.12, Tophane