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YARAT to host screening of documentary film

02 February 2017 [12:13] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Laman Ismayilova

YARAT Contemporary Art Space invites film lovers to a next meeting of the Film Club, which has already turned into an informal meeting point for discussion of contemporary cinematography. 

YARAT Film Club will screen “One Lucky Elephant”, a film written and directed by American filmmaker Lisa Leeman.

The screening scheduled for February 7 is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of United States of America in Azerbaijan.

Lisa Leeman's last film, the award-winning One Lucky Elephant, premiered to sold-out crowds at the Los Angeles Film Festival, 2010, and continued to sell out screenings at festivals like IDFA, St. Louis, and the Starz Denver Film Festival.

One Lucky Elephant premiered theatrically at Manhattan's Film Forum in June 2011.

The film won Best Editing, Feature Documentary, at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2010, and was acquired by Oprah Winfrey’s network, OWN.

It was featured as part of OWN’s monthly documentary club in 2011. One Lucky Elephant was selected to be part of the U.S. State Department's American Documentary Showcase, and screened in Russia, Greece, Korea, & other countries in this program of "Documentary Diplomacy".

Lisa Leeman writes, directs, produces and edits documentary films. Her current film, AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda, co-directed with Paola di Florio, premiered to sold-out crowds at the Seattle Film Festival on May 19, 2014.  It won the Audience Award at the Illuminate Film Festival, and the Spirit of Cinema Award at the Maui Film Festival.  Look for AWAKE in theaters in the fall.

The venue is YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Multifunctional Room. Entry is free.  The event starts at 19:00.

YARAT is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to nurturing an understanding of contemporary art in Azerbaijan and to creating a platform for Azerbaijani art, both nationally and internationally. Based in Baku, YARAT (meaning CREATE in Azerbaijani) was founded by Aida Mahmudova in 2011.

YARAT realizes its mission through an on-going program of exhibitions, education events and festivals. YARAT facilitates exchange between local and international artistic networks including foundations, galleries and museums.

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