YARAT FILM CLUB presents MARIA IBRAHIMOVA’s film LETTER TO GOD

YARAT Contemporary Art Space Film Club is delighted to invite you to the screening of feature films 'Letter to God' by Maria Ibrahimova 20 October 2015. 

Letter to God / 2014 / Azerbaijan / 17 min / Drama / Colour

Letter to God is a film about the power of faith - irrespective of belief or religion. A lonely widower discovers that he is dying and after a series of mysterious encounters decides to do the only thing he can think of: write a letter to God.

Maria Ibrahimova Award-winning filmmaker Maria Ibrahimova made her debut film, the documentary MISS GULAG, with the support of the Sundance Institute and the Ford Foundation. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and traveled the world to more than 40 international festivals. It was later shown on the BBC, many channels in Europe and the United States, and is available on iTunes. Awarded a Fulbright to pursue her documentary work on land-mines in Azerbaijan, Maria completed several documentary and TV projects there including work on episodes of the TV shows Amazing Race, Build It Bigger, and an array of music and tourism videos. Most recently, Maria made her debut narrative short film “Letter to God” which won an Audience Award at the DCShorts film festival in Washington DC.

The film will be shown in Russian and Azeri with English subtitles

Date: October 20, 2015

Time: 19.00

Venue: YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Multifunctional Room

Contact phone: +99412 505 1414

Admission: FREE

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