'STRAY' Movie Premiere & Discussion - 18 March 5.30-6.30pm

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Through the eyes of 3 stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. 

As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar & Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life & their own canine culture. 

Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing & protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds refuge with the security guards who care for her. 

The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar & Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them. 

Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. 

The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs & a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing. 

Panelists include:

• Elizabeth Lo – Filmmaker & Director ‘Stray’ 

• Ahmet Kemal Senpolat - Lawyer & President of Turkey's largest Animal Rights Federation, 'Haytap'.

• Rahul Sehgal - Independent Consultant in Stray Animal Management & Companion Animal Projects (prev. Humane Society International)

• Baroness Hussein-Ece - Member of House of Lords & proud supporter of various street animal charities in Turkey & Cyprus

• Jordan Shelly - Dog behaviorist with keen interest in difference between strays & feral dogs.

• Michelle Clark - Founder of UK veterinary charity Dogs on the Streets (DOTS) for dogs who live on the streets with their homeless/unhoused owners.

Chaired by: 

• Dr Lisa Cameron MP - Chair of APDAWG

• Marc Abraham - Vet and Secretariat of APDAWG 

Link to 100 exclusive tickets will be sent out at 9am this Thurs 11 March for your chance to be part of this unique event. 

Watch movie discussion here.