Film: Metamorphosis - Women's Struggle For Freedom In Turkey (free event)

Through the stories of four courageous women—a writer imprisoned for her articles, a dormitory manager harassed in custody, a judge arrested with her husband, and a mother of four subjected to strip searches—the film *Metamorphosis* brings to life the struggle for justice and human rights in Turkey. The International Relations Council is delighted to be partnering with the Dialogue Institute to host a screening of this film, followed by a virtual Q&A session with the director, Ashlihan Kas. The Q&A will take place via Zoom, but the film will be screened at the IRC office space at Park39. Registration is limited to 24 guests, and we are asking all participants to sign up in advance to ensure each attendee has a space in the room. About The Film: Metamorphosis is a documentary by Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) that centers women’s lived experiences under political repression in Türkiye after 2016. It moves beyond headlines and statistics to document what oppression looks like in daily life—and what resilience looks like when freedom, dignity, and safety are placed under pressure. At the heart of the film are four women whose lives were altered by detention, intimidation, and forced displacement. Through testimony-driven storytelling, the documentary traces how they rebuild identity and agency while navigating trauma, family separation, and social exclusion. Metamorphosis is designed as an advocacy documentary: it helps international audiences understand how authoritarian pressure reshapes ordinary life—especially for women—while also showing the capacity for transformation under extreme constraint. The film’s central theme is not only suffering; it is the insistence on dignity. For educators, policymakers, journalists, and human-rights advocates, the film can serve as a starting point for structured discussion on women’s rights, freedom of expression, detention practices, and the long-term social impact of political purges. Registration link:…