[MGSA-L] Smyrna, a Documentary Film, Tues. Nov.19, 5:30pm, Woodward Hall :: International Studies Institute | The University of New Mexico

Eleni Bastea ebastea at unm.edu
Sun Nov 10 12:37:35 PST 2013


http://isi.unm.edu/news-and-events/items/smyrna-documentary-film/smyrna-documentary.html


      The International Studies Institute at the University of New
      Mexico presents:


    /Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900-1922 /


    A documentary film by Maria Iliou (2012; in English; 87 min.)

*Director Maria Iliou will be present to introduce the film and answer 
questions after the screening. *
*Tuesday, November 19th, 5:30 pm, Woodward Lecture Hall, UNM *
*Free and open to the public*

Following premieres in Athens and New York, this critically acclaimed 
film is being screened at 21 universities in the US and Canada, thanks 
to a generous grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The 
International Studies Institute at the University of New Mexico is 
honored to have been selected for one of the screenings and welcomes 
director and screenwriter Maria Iliou to Albuquerque.

*Synopsis*
/Smyrna: the Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900-1922/ (Maria 
Iliou, director; Alexander Kitroeff, historical consultant; a Proteus 
production, 2012), is based on new archival footage and photographs, 
collected and preserved by the non-profit organization Proteus. The film 
includes appearances by Giles Milton, author of the best-selling 
/Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922/ and the film's main narrator, Eleni Bastéa 
(University of New Mexico), Jacques Nalbantian (eyewitness in1922), 
Leyla Neyzi (Sabanci University, Istanbul), Vana Solomonidou (diplomat) 
and Thanos Veremis (University of Athens).
This documentary focuses on the multi-ethnic cultural history of Smyrna 
(modern-day Izmir, in Turkey) and on the peaceful coexistence of 
Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Armenians throughout the 19th and early 
20th centuries. It also presents the major political events that led to 
the city's destruction: the rise of nationalism, the decline of the 
Ottoman Empire, and the competing political objectives of Greece, Turkey 
and the leading international powers. It seeks to present a balanced 
narrative that honors the discipline of history as well as the victims 
of the city's destruction. /S//myrna/ premiered at the Benaki Museum in 
Athens, January 2012, and in New York City, October 2012, as part of the 
Greek Film Festival. It was screened in theaters in Athens, 
Thessaloniki, London, Paris, and New York City and met with wide acclaim 
and praise by audiences and film critics.
For more information: http://www.smyrnadocumentary.org/
http://isi.unm.edu/news-and-events/items/smyrna-documentary-film/smyrna-poster_150dpi.jpg 

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Eleni Bastéa, M.Arch., Ph.D.
Director, International Studies Institute
http://isi.unm.edu/
Regents' Professor, School of Architecture + Planning
University of New Mexico
MSC042530, 2401 Central Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
http://www.elenibastea.com

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