Poet/painter Hasan Helimisi (1907-1976) is revived through recordings and via his daughter, who only knows her father from his poems. Much of his work was lost during his captivity. The language is Turkish/Georgian Laz, which has all but disappeared. Screened before Green Days.
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Full Moon
Nirma, a little girl who tries to avoid her house being demolished, finds out that the full moon can cause problems. Minor drama in a… -
Anna Blume
Vivid, imaginative ode to love. Absurdist animation, based on the poem An Anna Blume by the famous Dadaist Kurt Schwitters.Screened before Pepperminta -
El boxeador
Subdued and touching story about the impotence of a simple boxing coach who can no longer relate to his wife. Competed at Cannes in 2009.Screened… -
The Stitches Speak
Extraordinary textile animation about the tough life of the people who embroidered it. Gorgeously animated embroidery stitches in an utterly sincere p -
Kissing Faces
Intriguing contrast between the kitschy dream world of karaoke and the neon reality of a city that feels empty and desolate. Mad and marvellous.Screen -
La porta
Stylised performance by two gentlemen, shot in elegant black-and-white. During a power failure, a gentleman and a porter meet each other acquainted in -
Mama,l’chaim!
Caim (61) and his mother (95) share their memories and laughs. The Holocaust is never far away.Screened before Europa, East. -
Videojuego
One camera angle, one situation, with a strong emotional charge. A child plays a video game while in the background his parents divvy up the…
Film details
- Country of production
- Turkey
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 18'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL
