The Park
Synopsis
In May 2013 the plan to build a shopping center and a mosque in the place of a small park next to Taksim Square in Istanbul provokes unexpected critique. On that day thousands of people start an occupation of Gezi Park triggering the spreading of anti-governmental protests in many cities. The film is a journey across Turkey during the “Twitter revolution”. Its road leads through major cities which have joined the protests, as well as provincial towns and remote villages where small communities are now divided along political lines. „The Park” depicts various concerns and hopes in face of a potential revolution, illustrating a conflict that is deeply rooted in the country’s history.
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Dorota Proba
Born in Montreal in 1989, she is a graduate of the Wajda School and the Faculty of Stage Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her debut documentary film, ’Between Us’ (’Między Nami’), received the Best Polish Film Award 2020 at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Festival. She lives and works in Warsaw, Poland.
Monika Proba
Born in Montreal in 1987. Graduate of Cultural Studies at the University of Warsaw and the Sorbonne. She also studied at the Indonesia Institute of the Arts of Yogyakarta as part of the Darmasiswa scholarship program. Graduate of the Wajda School DOK PRO course. Author of documentary films, reportages and podcasts.
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Ankara Film Festival
