Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security.
The film is shown Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden, 22 August, 6pm-11pm. See here for tickets.
As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life —and their own canine culture.
The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them. The film is a critical observation of human civilisation through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.