Past screening

Stray

Directed by: Elizabeth Lo
Runtime: 1hr 12min Year: 2020
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Directed by: Elizabeth Lo
Runtime: 1hr 12min Year: 2020
Country: United States
Topics: Personal Stories
Last Screened: Thu 3rd Jun 2021

Recorded Q&A

Stray: Q&A

See the world through the eyes and ears of three canine friends on the streets of Istanbul in Elizabeth Lo's unmissible Stray.

Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life —and their own canine culture.

The disparate lives of these three canine characters intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them. Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

Recorded Q&A

Stray: Q&A