MELEKLERİN KORUYUCUSU │ GUARDIAN OF ANGELS

25th April, Yunus Emre Institute, Conference Room, 3:30 pm

Turkey│ 2018│ DVD│Colour│ 76 min│ English with Turkish subtitles

Director: Ensar Altay

Screenplay: Ensar Altay

Cinematography: Kürşat Üresin

Editing: Mustafa Benter, Ensar Altay

Cast: Mohamed Bzeek, Samantha R., Marilou Terry, Suzette Guillan, Rosella Yousef

Producer: İbrahim Eren

Mohamed Bzeek, originally from Libya, moved to the U.S in 1978 for the university but stayed after getting married to Dawn, a foster mom for terminally ill children. Together they looked after 80 terminally ill children. His wife passed away in 2015, yet he continues to care for the girl that they adopted together, Samantha. The little girl suffers from Anencephaly, the absence of a major portion of the brain which results in her being deaf and blind. Samantha was 6 months old when they took her in and the doctors didn’t expect her to make it to her first birthday. Now she’s almost seven and Mohamed wants to celebrate this success with a birthday party. However, it may not turn out as planned and may lead to a new dilemma.

ENSAR ALTAY

He was born in 1980 in Erzurum, Turkey. He received his graduate degree in Economy from Uludag University, but he always had an interest in cinema. He went to London and study at the London Film Academy earning a Filmmaking Certificate. He then worked as a TV Director and Producer for four years. Since 2012 he only produced TV Documentaries. He also participated in many festivals for documentaries he made for TV Channels. Guardian of Angels is his first documentary movie.

The London Turkish Film Week is back for a second year between April 24th and 30th with a raft of talented film-makers, actors and more.

All films will be screened with English subtitles.

Tickets are now on sale for all the public screenings and events via www.regentsreetcinema.com and more info can be found on www.yeelondon.org.uk

London Turkish Film Week is organized by Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London and supported by Regent Street Cinema, King's College London, SOAS University of London, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Turkish Airlines, T.C. Londra Büyükelçiliği / Turkish Embassy in London, Simit Sarayi, Sinema Genel Müdürlüğü.