STRAY 72 minutes. USA
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. 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.
Zeytin,fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar,nurturing and protective,easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site,findsrefuge with the security guards who care for her.
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.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 and a sensory voyage into
new ways of seeing.
