Azerbaijani Thursday Film Screening - Stepping Over the Horizon September 20, 2012

On September 20, from 6:30-8:30PM, the Karabakh Foundation will present Stepping over the Horizon, a film by critically acclaimed Azerbaijani director Shamil Najafzade. The film runs for approximately one hour. This screening is a part of Azerbaijani Thursdays, a series of screenings presented in conjunction with the ongoing exhibit Azerbaijani Artist in Every Sense: Kamil Najafzade (1929-2011). The exhibit will be on display at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 701 9th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., from August 28-September 27 and will be open to the public Tuesday-Friday 12noon-4:00PM.

Stepping Over the Horizon is a film based on the writings and recollections of art critic Sara Oğuz Nəzirovanın. The lives and works of five 20th century Azerbaijani artists associated with the Absheron School of Painting are discussed. In their art, all five depicted the world view, aesthetics, and mythology of the people living in the Caucasus.