On the Run
The current crisis in Iraq and Syria is not caused by religious differences, but it has its roots in the policies implemented in the past three decades. Nevertheless, it is an example of criminal misuse and manipulation of religious identities. The documentary aims to capture the disastrous consequences of this crisis, which affects all groups […]
To a Friend
To a Friend is a short video by Moawia Shannan taken in one singel shot. The actor of the movie is Moawia himself as well as the narrator of the Arabic poem. The movie is about nostalgia and memory. When Moawia was walking at this alley in Istanbul for the first time he was remembering […]
The Blind Fisherman
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 […]
Humus Connection in Istanbul
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 […]
RANTISTANBUL – TAKSIM MEYDAN II
Taksim square just one month before the Gezi Park uprising 2013 in Istanbul video created by mythones music: devrim ck (mythones), nilüfer ormanlı shootings and editing 28.02.2013 camera: jvc everio hdd (720×576) edit: fcpx
Victoria
Sebastian Schipper’s exhilarating heist thriller is stunt filmmaking of a very high order. There’s a new one-shot wonder in town Sebastian Schipper’s heart-in-mouth heist thriller “Victoria” isn’t performing any high-tech sleight of hand. Genuinely shot across 22 locations in a single bobbing, weaving, 134-minute take, this exhilarating tale of a winsome Spanish nightclubber who finds […]
Dirty Money
Short movie taken in one single shot by Mais Mhd showing a girl from Aleppo begging for money main businees street in Istanbul. When Mais asked her what she wants to do in future she only asks for money.
Instable
‘If you were free to choose then you would’nt be were you are’. The movie reflects the situation of Nadine Al Lahham during the last years moving from place to place, from Syria to Malaysia, from Malaysia to Lebanon, from Lebanon to Turkey not being in control of anything about herself or the location. It […]
Untitled
A short clip in three takes by Ali Ali tells us a story of someone – homeless, displaced or emigrated – who stays in the cold during the winter. Sleeping in the cold he awakes in his dreams in a comfortable bed, but the reality returns when this dream ends. Director – Ali Ali Camera […]
Beyond the Station
Beyond the Station by Bassil Halabi and Mohammad Fares is a reflection of the life of an immigrant. The two authors selected a suitcase as a symbolism for migration: there is someone who is putting himself in a suitcase as they did when they left Syria and as they came to Turkey.