Director: Ben Hopkins
Participants: Ben Hopkins, İsa Çelik, Bilge Güler, Serhat Saymadi
Germany, Türkiye, 2015, 82', DCP, color
Turkish, German, English with Turkish, English subtitles
A German television channel sends a small production team to Istanbul for a documentary project. As soon as the team arrives in Istanbul, they visit different neighborhoods and interview fascinating characters. While editing, the documentary's director encounters mysterious figures and shadows that they hadn't noticed during filming. This mystery leads the director to become obsessed with ghosts, compelling the team to film in deserted and dark places where ghosts might be more visible.
As the character's journey progresses from the present to the past, from light to darkness, the landscape of Istanbul also transforms. Neighborhoods changed by urban transformation, demolitions, undocumented migrant workers, and residents from different religions and sects all bring to the surface the unique, deep sorrow of Istanbul.
Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.
Suggesting alternative models for new social and economic systems, SUPERFLEX works appear before us as energy systems, beverages, sculptures, copies, hypnosis sessions, infrastructure, paintings, plant nurseries, contracts, or specifically designed public spaces.
Selected from the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Photography Collection, we present the landscapes and places in Istanbul photographs, dating from the 1850s to the 1980s, together with their present-day views!
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