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 […]
Man at Home
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 […]
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 […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Tarlabaşı − Beyoğlu
This video from the Left Over series by Artıkişler Kolektifi was created only with unused footage from the documentary Exiles of Metropol (Metropol Sürgünleri). As a method, and not as a solution, Artıkişler Kolektifi decided to work with found footage about the past of the Tarlabaşı district instead of producing new images. The filmmaker treats […]
RoaA – Idomeni
In winter 2015 Caravan Project travelled to Idomeni, the main gate through which the refugees continue their journey from Greece to northern Europe and encountered Roaa, a Syrian-Palestinian young girl.
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.
Hayalet (Ghost)
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 […]
We will return
A group of friends, having escaped from Damascus, finding themselves in an apartment in İstanbul: Although this has never been their choice, the friends try to make the best out of their situation and their new “home”.
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 […]
Roy
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 […]