Apr23
„We celebrate and morn at the same time.“ Given recent events in Turkey, DIL LEYLA Asli Özarslan’s debut film, appears at a very significant time. I had never heard of it’s subject, Leyla Imret, and in fact all of the Google hits for her were in Turkish, but from her history, it’s pretty easy to
Apr21
RAKETE PERELMAN the title of Oliver Aluukas’ debut feature film, takes its name from a fictional artist collective out in the countryside of Brandenburg. We meet them through the character of Jen, a young rebellious woman who, fed up with the bitchy attitude of her job in the fashion industry, sets fire to this year’s
Mar16
„Tarlabaşı ist ein Ort zum Abtauchen. Bald gibt es keine Orte zum Abtauchen mehr.“ Der Film TARLABASI UND ICH beschreibt das gleichnamige Stadtviertel Istanbuls nur wenige Gehminuten von Taksim und Gezi Park entfernt, das für kulturelle Vielfalt und dissidente Politik steht – und so ins Fadenkreuz aktueller und auf Homogenisierung ausgerichteter türkischer Politik geraten musste.
Feb22
By Andrew Horn Artistic block is a terrible thing. I’ve experienced it and I know others who have, though maybe a lot of people don’t like to admit to it. I know I don’t. Heinz Emigholz in his film “Streetscapes [Dialogue]” (Germany 2015-2017) not only admits it but offers a look at the process of
Feb21
By Andrew Horn Sabu’s “Mr. Long” (Japan 2017) begins somewhere behind the neon lights of a modern Taiwan city, where some members of a criminal gang are surprised by the sudden appearance of a stone faced stealth assassin, who swiftly and methodically takes them out one by one armed only with a knife. Reporting to