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In the last years, Turkey, especially its political elite, has been making quite a few headlines with its disregard for freedom of speech and its role within the refugee crisis of 2015. For many people, these developments have been the cause of great concern as to the question of how the country will be defined in the near future. For those working in the field of culture, like filmmaker Azra Deniz Okyay, this question has been at the center of their work and is tackled in recent movies, such as her feature film debut “Ghosts” or “Hayaletler”, which is its original title. Through the perspectives of four characters, the striking story takes a closer look at the daily life in Istanbul, thus shedding light on various political and social aspects of modern-day Turkey.

“Ghosts” is streaming at Thessaloniki International Film Festival

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High-profile doc “The Rossellinis,” described as a tongue-in-cheek autobiographical look at the descendants of iconic Italian director Roberto Rossellini’s extended family, is among the standout world premieres in the lineup of the upcoming Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week.

Directed by Roberto Rossellini’s grandson, Alessandro Rossellini, the doc is unspooling out of competition and will close the separately-run Venice section that will feature seven first works in competition. It’s not yet know whether Isabella Rossellini will be on the Lido to promote the film.

The competition titles — all first works as well as world premieres — include “Topside,” the feature film debut of U.S. directorial duo Celine Held and Logan George, which is described in promotional materials as a drama set deep in the underbelly of New York City, where a five year-old girl and her mother live among a community that has claimed the abandoned subway tunnels as their home.