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The Oth­er Side of Istan­bul

“The Other Side of Istanbul” offers never-before-seen insight into the diversity of the gay experience in Turkey and the difficulties of homosexual self-discovery in a predominately homophobic society where “other” sexual orientations are hidden, repressed, or met with hostility. The film, the latest documentary from director Döndü Kilic, explores how the members of Turkey’s LGBT community defend their rights more confidently as the accessibility of information via new media expands, as they adopt more Western lifestyles and attitudes, and as the debate over Turkish admission to the European Union grows fiercer. Much like us, the world grows smaller each and every day for the Turkish men encountered in this film, but unfortunately, unlike many of us, each of these men must live in a land where some fear change and will stop at nothing to keep things the way they are. Istanbul is a city of stories, just when you think you know them all, you get a glimpse of “The Other Side of Istanbul.”.

Credits

Cast:

Script:

Andreas Hug

Camera:

Vojtech Pokorny

Editing:

Ufuk Genz

Janosch Benz

Servet Gürbüs

Producer:

Erdem Murat Celikler

Anna de Paoli

Sound:

Garip Oezdem

Music:

Niclas Ramdohr

Film info

Direction:

Döndü Kilic

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

HDV

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

DolbyStereo

Language:

Turkish, English, Dutch with english subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

90

Jumb out of One

AUS DER HAUT tells about being alone and about how a society is destroying itself. The films shows 24 hours in the life of Anna. In these 24 hours her ideals about a better future go to pieces and her boyfriend turns her off emotionally – everything got somehow wrong…

Credits

Cast:

Henriette Müller

Mark Waschke

Script:

Donald Houwer

Erzsébet Rácz

Camera:

Luciano Cervio

Editing:

Kathrin Hembus

Donald Houwer

Producer:

Sumy Vásquez

Sound:

Manfred Bigmayer

Music:

Dota Kehr

Film info

Direction:

Donald Houwer

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

S16 mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby Digital

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

19

Suzu­ki

In his search of redemption a man enters a turkish car repair shop in Berlin, where he finds himself confronted with an unfamiliar archaic man's world. Fascinated by the calm, confidence and masculinity of the turkish mechanics he decides to become a carpet-dealer in Istanbul.

Credits

Cast:

Rainer Reiners

Murat Yilmaz

Mustafa Mete

Cem Sultan Ungan

Gerdy Zint

Sükriye Dönmez

Demir Gökgöl

Camera:

András Petrik

Editing:

Christoph Wermke

Johannes Hubrich

Producer:

Juliane Mieke

Max Milhahn

Sound:

Robert Wrietz

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Wermke

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

35 mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Lichtton Opticalsound Dolby STEREO

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

15

Between Heav­en And Earth

Eigentlich sind Salina und Albert ganz normale Berliner Jugendliche. Eigentlich. Actually Salina and Albert are pretty normal teenagers living in Berlin. But what makes a difference between them and others is not only the fact, that their childhood friends and relatives are not alive anymore and that they had to flee their home country, uncertain, when they will see it again - and if at all. What makes a difference are the dreams. How can you dream of the future, if you don´t even know what tomorrow will bring. It is seven years ago, that the family S. escaped from the war in their country Chechnia to come to Germany. Seven years of uncertainty, seven years of hope to be accepted as political refugees and to get a permission to stay, that would make it possible to start working again and to finally built up a normal life. During the two years this film accompanies the life of the family, it shows what it means, to fill your days with nothing but waiting and how difficult it is to not loose hope between metropolitain life and muslim religion, between great dreams and tough reality of everyday life.

Credits

Script:

Hanna Doose

Camera:

Markus Zucker

Editing:

André Nier

Producer:

Hanna Doose

Music:

Liza Umarova

1. Kameraassistenz:

Familie Saligiriev

Film info

Direction:

Hanna Doose

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

DV

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German, Russian

Version:

OV

Runtime:

91

The Blind Spot

Ein ganz normaler Polizist wird aus seinem geregelten Alltag gerissen, als er erfährt, dass seine Tochter zwei seiner Kollegen erschossen haben soll. In der Haft schweigt das Mädchen beharrlich zu den Vorwürfen. Hin und her gerissen zwischen Hoffnung und Zweifel muss der Vater mit ansehen, wie die Fassade seiner bürgerlichen Familienidylle zu bröckeln beginnt.

Credits

Cast:

Jan Gregor Kremp

Nina Petri

Henriette Schmidt

Script:

Tom Zenker

Camera:

Frank Meyer

Editing:

Sarah Levine

Sound:

Einar Marel

Music:

Tom Zenker

Jakob Diehl

Film info

Direction:

Tom Zenker

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel

Claussen+Wöbke+Putz Filmproduktion

Production:

2007

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

89

The Girl With The Yel­low Stock­ings

A young couple is spending the day in bed. He asks her, if she wants to marry him. At first she says no.

Credits

Cast:

Rosalie Thomass

Thomas Fränzel

Script:

Grzegorz Muskala

Hannes Held

Camera:

Phillip Kaminiak

Editing:

Grzegorz Muskala

Producer:

Sol Bondy

Sound:

Ludwig Bestehorn

Film info

Direction:

Grzegorz Muskala

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

ARTE

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

6

Fata Mor­gana

Credits

Cast:

Natalie Krane

Karsten Antonio Mielke

Greta Amend

Maximilian Licht

Christian Alexander Rogler

Script:

Anna Koch

Camera:

Katharina Diessner

Editing:

Andreas Schulz

Anna Koch

Producer:

Julia Lee

Film info

Direction:

Anna Koch

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2009

Shooting format:

REDcam

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

17

Oppo­site of Com­fort

Wiebke, in her 30’s, just moved from a small town to Berlin. She is working in an economy office. She dreamed a long time fort that chance, but unfortunately she is not happy. She lives very isolated and spends most of her time in her apartment, which is way to big for one person. Wiebke is trying to make friends in her office, but her colleagues are not really interested in her. One day on her way to work, she realized that the closet of her apartment disappeared.

Credits

Cast:

Laura Tonke

Stefan Grossmann

Katleen Galego Zapata

Sarah Riedel

Elena Duppler

Christian Ahlers

Script:

Knut Mierswe

Camera:

Jenny-Lou Ziegel

Editing:

Katrin Hembus

Sound:

Maxim Kuphal

Music:

Tobias Philippen

Film info

Direction:

Laura Lackmann Popescu

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

RBB

Production:

2009

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

30

Audi­tion

Thomas bumps into his ex-girlfriend Lisa at an audition for a stageplay. They never officially ended their relationship, just didn’t call each other anymore. While waiting to be called up they rehearse their parts in front of each other. Neither has the courage to ask the real questions, both are afraid to get hurt. Then Thomas gives himself a push…

Credits

Cast:

Sylta Fee Wegmann

Thomas Halle

Script:

Moritz Krämer

Camera:

Patrick Jasim

Editing:

Daniela Boch

Moritz Krämer

Producer:

Thomas Karsunke

Sound:

Sylvaine Lambigner

Moritz Krämer

Music:

Moritz Krämer

Film info

Direction:

Moritz Krämer

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

ARTE

Production:

2011

Shooting format:

Red One 35mm digital

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1 Stereo

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

7