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6:30 PM

Overcoming

Film screening|A documentary about the checkpoints, 20 years after their first opening at the Ledra Palace

  • Goethe-Institut Nicosia, Nicosia

  • Dialogue in Turkish, Greek, English – Subtitles in English
  • Free admission

The photo shows a cat sitting alone in an abandoned street and in the background a man sitting on a chair next to a derelict building. Besire Paralik, Firuzan Nalbantoğlu

Through its geographical location the Goethe-Institut Cyprus has inevitably become witness to many significant events of Cyprus history. One such event was the first checkpoint opening, at the Ledra Palace, in April 2003. Twenty years after the Ledra Palace checkpoint opening, you are warmly invited to the area of this historical event and to reflect on it through the different stories of Cypriots presented in the documentary Overcoming by Besire Paralik and Firuzan Nalbantoğlu.

A few words about the documentary:
On the 20th anniversary of the opening of crossing points, OVERCOMING tells the inspiring story of Cypriot people challenging militarism and gender norms. Through diverse interviews, the film explores how the opening and closing of the checkpoints, as the sole passageways between north and south, have impacted the lives of Cypriots while revealing their struggles against the ongoing division of the island and their efforts towards a more united future.
 

Programme of the evening:

18:30 Cocktail
19:00 Screening
20:00 Discussion

 

About the people behind the documentary:

Besire Paralik. Queer feminist activist. After completing her master’s in Social Psychology (Lund University) and Gender Studies (Linköping University), she moved to Berlin. She currently works as a freelance videographer and pursues her interest in video activism.

Firuzan Nalbantoğlu. Queer feminist activist based in the Netherlands. She is doing her second master's degree in 'Heritage Studies' at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research interests are "heritage, post-conflict, rapprochement and oral history". After completing her BA in Journalism at Eastern Mediterranean University, she completed her first MA in European and International Politics at the University of Surrey. She is currently the Cultural Heritage Advisor for the bi-communal “Fashion Heritage Cyprus” project.

 

About the people behind the documentary:

  • Besire Paralik

    Queer feminist activist. After completing her master’s in Social Psychology (Lund University) and Gender Studies (Linköping University), she moved to Berlin. She currently works as a freelance videographer and pursues her interest in video activism.
     

  • Firuzan Nalbantoğlu

    Queer feminist activist based in the Netherlands. She is doing her second master's degree in 'Heritage Studies' at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research interests are "heritage, post-conflict, rapprochement and oral history". After completing her BA in Journalism at Eastern Mediterranean University, she completed her first MA in European and International Politics at the University of Surrey. She is currently the Cultural Heritage Advisor for the bi-communal “Fashion Heritage Cyprus” project.

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