Thomas Büsch

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The Moment of Departure

May 19, 2016

This film was produced within a workshop conducted by artist-in-residence of the Kulturakademie Tarabya, Eva Maria Stotz, at Bahçeşehir University Istanbul April 2016. While the refugee crisis has received a great deal of media coverage, the portrayal of refugees is usually very one-dimensional. To counter that narrative and give voice to the people affected by […]

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Shingal

December 22, 2015

The City of Shingal in Northern Iraq had been taken by ISIS forces in 2014 a“and was taken back by Peshmerga fighters in November 2015. Shingal is a very intimate portrait of a city shaken the most brutally by the ongoing war. The director stays in the background, letting the images speak – along with […]

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The Boy

December 3, 2015

The Boy is a young bootblacker who works on the sidewalk for a small wage. When a man passing by loses his purse just in front of the boy’s booth, he gets tempted.. Directed by Raber Ibrahim Cast: Dedar Nizar, Kosalan Rashid and Karim Omar Camera: Raber Ibrahim

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Hayalet (Ghost)

August 30, 2015

This short movie by Nazli Mayuk shot on the Princess Islands in Istanbul introduces an abandoned building on the Adalar Island. Originally having been built as a luxuriant hotel and casino by Alexander Vallaury in 1889, Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage served as a home for Greek orphans from 1903 to 1964. Following the Cyprus Issue […]

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The Blind Fisherman

July 29, 2015

The team of the Caravan Project follows the life of Yannis Koukoumialos who, although having lost his sight and his arm, fishes in the open sea for the past 70 years of his life. Through Yannis, we embark upon a journey where fairytale and realism are two sides of the same coin, revealing the fascinating […]

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Viva Romá

July 29, 2015

f you play ball with her using an animal carcass, if you climb the same scaffolding and you can’t make it and she laughs, if you teach her a song, if she teaches you a song, if you eat souvlaki with her, if she collects firewood for you to light the stove together, if you […]

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Man at Home

July 29, 2015

Massimo is from Ethiopia and lives as a homeless person for more than two and a half years in an Athenian neighborhood. He spends his time painting relentlessly in his hut while finding food and colors for his paintings in a supermarket’s garbage can. He smokes the cigarette ends thrown by cars driving by and […]

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Roy

July 29, 2015

Living thousands of kilometers away from his beloved persons is the price Roy paid, in order to leave the war of Iraq behind him in search of a serene life towards the West. He had managed without any particular difficulties, had a stable job and could afford renting a house in Athens. “I used to […]

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Humus Connection in Istanbul

July 29, 2015

A short fiction by actress Katharina Weithaler about a guy with the name Mohamad from Syria. Mohamad lifes displaced from Syria in Istanbul and learns German. His dream is to resettle in Germany one day to finish his stydies at a German university. Mohamad (Karim) learns German with his teacher Stephanie (Katharina) in a restaurant […]

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Jonathan

July 29, 2015

Jonathan arrived at Kastellorizo by accident, but stayed by choice. In one of the most remote islands of Greece, Jonathan found his home, which he takes care of. He keeps it clean and tidy. Perhaps he is the happiest resident of the island and the one offering the most services. He is involved in many […]

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The Moment of Departure

Shingal

The Boy

Hayalet (Ghost)

The Blind Fisherman

Viva Romá

Man at Home

Roy

Humus Connection in Istanbul

Jonathan

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