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Ismyrne
Ismyrne
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ISMYRNE

Ismyrna

Directed by Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
France, Lebanon, 2016
Documentary

Synopsis

Joana and the artist and poet Etel Adnan met 15 years ago. They quickly became close, sharing a city where they had never been: Smyrna, today called Izmir, in Turkey. Their stories serve as a background to the region’s changes after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

Synopsis

Joana and the artist and poet Etel Adnan met 15 years ago. They quickly became close, sharing a city where they had never been: Smyrna, today called Izmir, in Turkey. Their stories serve as a background to the region’s changes after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.