YARAT FILM CLUB PRESENTS ILGAR SAFAT’S FILM “THE PRECINCT”

YARAT Contemporary Art Centre is delighted to invite you to the screening of 'The Precinct', a film written and directed by İlgar Safat. The screening will be organized as a part of YARAT Film Club which aims to become an informal meeting point for the viewing and discussion of contemporary art videos and films.

The story of 'The Precinct' inhabits an interesting cross of genres – the uncanny with the mysterious – which throws an intense focus on the dilemmas and pressures on contemporary relationships. The setting is Baku – which itself is of interest to an international audience, as there are very few cinematic windows into this culture that have the strength of storytelling to be able to travel abroad.

This is a classic story of a man whose past prevents him from fully inhabiting the present. The set-up soon dives into a mysterious realm within a Precinct where everything is suggested and nothing revealed – establishing dramatic tension and preparation for the twist in time that slowly unravels a past that reveals the main character's personal trauma. This past carries an authentic view on early photography in Azerbaijan, which also adds to the story's appeal' (Clare Downs)

Ilgar Safat was born in Baku in 1972. He is a film director, a poet and a rock-singer. From 1995 until 2000 his literary works were published in various magazines in Baku and he performed his songs in Baku and in Moscow. He is the author of more than one hundred songs.  

In 1995, he graduated from the Akhundov Pedagogical Institute of Azerbaijan with a degree in Russian literature. In 2002, Safat graduated from the Highest Courses of Script-writers and Directors in Moscow (where he studied in the studio of V. Khotinenko), following which he directed 'The Grandson of the Mountains', which has represented Azerbaijan in numerous European cities for many years.

The film will be shown in Azerbaijan with English subtitles

+ 16

July 21, 2015

Time 19.00

Venue: YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Multifunctional Room

Sabayil district, Bayil (near the National Flag square), Baku, Azerbaijan

Free admission