Gazelle: Paris Screening + Q&A with Nadir Sarıbacak

Gazelle: Paris Screening + Q&A with Nadir Sarıbacak

A one night only theatrical event.

Yakup is a music teacher who left Turkey during a period of political unrest and now lives a long way from his wife and daughter.

Gazelle follows what he does to bring his family back together across that distance.

Screening
Friday, 9 October, 20:30 (followed by Q&A)
Doors open at 20:00

Reflet Médicis
3 Rue Champollion, 75005 Paris

Special Event: Nadir Sarıbacak in Attendance
The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with co-director and lead actor Nadir Sarıbacak, moderated by Jordan Mintzer.

The conversation will explore the personal story behind the film, the psychological impact of displacement, and the experience of rebuilding a life in a new country. It will open up a broader discussion around identity, belonging, and the realities of migration.

Jordan Mintzer is a Paris-based contributing film critic for The Hollywood Reporter, and wrote previously for Variety. His work has also appeared in Cahiers du cinéma, Le Monde, So Film and Libération, and he is a regular guest on the France Inter radio show On Aura Tout Vu. He is the author of three interview books, with James Gray, Darius Khondji and Dean Tavoularis, and the producer of the feature films Hamilton, Putty Hill and Sollers Point. He grew up in Queens, New York.

The conversation will be held in English.

About the Film
Shot on location in New York and New Jersey, Gazelle draws from lived experience and favors an intimate, naturalistic approach to storytelling.

Co-directed by Nadir Sarıbacak and Samy Pioneer. Written by Ayhan Hulagu and Nadir Sarıbacak.

The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received the VIFF Vanguard Audience Award, and has since screened at the Chicago International Film Festival, Dances With Films New York (Industry Choice Award), Sedona International Film Festival, and the Aegean Film Festival, where it had its European premiere.

Details
Runtime: 100 minutes
Q&A: approximately 30 minutes
Language: English & Turkish
Presented with both English and Turkish subtitles

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This is a rare opportunity to experience Gazelle in a theater and be part of a live conversation around it.

Tickets are sold for a specific date and time, so the 14 day right of withdrawal does not apply and tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are transferable, so if you cannot make it you are welcome to pass yours on to someone else.

Exile is only the beginning.