The event is co-sponsored by OSU Library's Middle Easat Studies Program and OSU's Turkish Studies Working Group. They will be showing Dedemin Insanlari = Grandfather's People (2011).
Grandpa and his family were torn from their land, forced to migrate during the population exchange following WWI, when he was just seven years old. Grands greatest desire is to see the land of his birth before he dies. It is this longing that makes him frequently drop bottles containing letters into the Aegean. This film describes the spectacular transformation of a family and their country through the eyes of a ten-year old child and his grandfather living in a small town. This story about the people in the crowded and warm Aegean, you will once again experience the population exchange, what it means to be the other, the ability to belong anywhere no matter where you go, insurrections, numerous minorities, and both side. A film that has relevance today.
This event is free and open to all. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.
