DC Social Change Film Series: “Crossing,” @ Images Cinema, Free Admission, November 12, 7:30 PM

Join The Davis Center & Images Cinema for a screening of “Crossing,” on Tuesday, November 12 at 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public! This film is in Georgian and Turkish and it will be screened with English subtitles.

Check out the trailer here.

Lia, a retired schoolteacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long-lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her. Exploring the hidden depths of the city, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim, who helps them in their search.

Director Levan Akin centers the vital spirit of Istanbul’s trans community in this poignant story of unlikely connection. With three exquisite performances that vividly transcend generational divides, Crossing is a defiant city symphony and a compassionate tale of hope, identity, and forgiveness.

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