24/12/2014
Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Forum, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects and Istanbul LGBTT Solidarity Society held an academic gala event for the film TRANS X ISTANBUL on Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2014.
The screening in the Cinema Hall was followed by a question and answer session with moderator Sibel Irzık, director of the Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Forum, and the film crew.
Having premiered in the Istanbul Film Festival last year, TRANS X ISTANBUL is a docudrama that is centered around an individual, and is part of a multifaceted project on the human rights of trans individuals in Turkey.
Director Maria Binder spoke on the production process of the film. The Trans X Istanbul discussed their experiences in the screening of the film in 8 provinces in Turkey and shared the feedback they received. Lead actress Ebru Kırancı said, “This film made the invisible become seen.” Also attending the panel was LGBTT Istanbul Society volunteer Deniz Tunç.
