Crossing

**https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/crossing**

Crossing | 2024 | 15 | Dir. Levan Akin | Georgia | IMDb 7.4 | 106 mins | Subtitled

Istanbul, a place where people come to disappear, is also where many find themselves

Lia, a stern, retired teacher has vowed to her sister to find her estranged daughter, a trans woman who goes by the name of Tekla. Following a tip from a young chancer – the perpetually ravenous, Achi – the two unlikely travelling companions make the long journey to Istanbul from their Georgian border town home.

Along the way their lives become intertwined with two sharp street kids and the warm-hearted lawyer, Evrim, who fights for trans rights in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. This is a tender, moving and memorable film from Levan Akin.

Members will recall we screened the director’s previous film, ‘And then we Danced’ - which premiered in the prestigious Spotlight section at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival - during Season 67. A powerful and moving drama based in Tbilisi and set in the world of traditional Georgian dance.starred in the play in 1963 and also bought the film rights.

· Screen 2 upstairs - Unreserved seating
· Doors open 7pm
· Welcome from our chair Paula Stott @ 7.30pm
· Free parking available at the Odeon
· We invite every viewer to score the film afterwards using a token system in the lobby

Entry is free for HFS members who have paid an annual subscription via our website. Our mini-Membership costs just £30 for the remaining 7 films and just £18 if you are lucky enough to be under 25! Join on the Harrogate Film Society website.

Tickets for non-members will be available for this film the weekend before the screening.