San Francisco Labor Fest - Zerre

Turkish American Gezi Platform is proud to announce that after a short break, 
Cinema-Sinema is back as a part of the LaborFest in July!

Join us for a free screening of the Zerre/The Particle, directed by Erdem Tepegoz, at 
the Koret Auditorium in San Francisco Main Library on July 22 at 6:00pm.


With its focus on a single character, its emphasis on handheld camerawork and its realistic narrative, reinforced by the use of real workers and real locations, Zerre/The Particle explores the question of ‘existence’ through the story of an ordinary person. In a city full of unemployment, people, their troubles and lives, are they as mundane, haphazard and tiny as myriadly dispersed particles? Zerre portrays the formidable struggle of a family of three to survive when its only breadwinner, Zeynep, is unfairly dismissed. Zeynep shares a cramped home with her mother and daughter in a city where it’s impossible to find even the most menial work, so when the threatening landlord, Kudret, demands her rent arrears, she accepts a job outside the city and sets off on her way...

Zerre won the Best First Film, the Best Director, the Best Art Director, and the Turkish Film Critics’ Association's Best Film Award in Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2012.

Now a little bit about LaborFest: Labor Fest is a month-long festival that commemorates the anniversary of the 1934 San Francisco General Strike and West Coast Maritime Strike. Make sure to check out rest of the LaborFest 2015 Schedule here.

The movie screening will be 100% free, but please RSVP through Eventbrite to reserve your seat.

San Francsico Main Library, located at 100 Larkin Street, is near BART and bus stations.


As always, the movie will have English subtitles. 
We are looking forward to seeing you!