Singing in the Dark Times

Director: Ethem Özgüven

Türkiye,  2024

42′

Synopsis

Antakya… The ruined city, is in fact, more than just a city. After the buildings, streets, and memories that held the city together are buried under the rubble, what remains may still be the city. Perhaps all this wreckage will be gathered and brought together by an “echo”. The “Hatay Academy Symphony Orchestra” set out for this purpose. This “high-speed train” that is accelerating towards disaster has one track of “emergency state” and the other of “rubble”; this train passed through the earthquake station and is now continuing its journey even faster. It is the train we are on that we need to pull the emergency brake to stop, to transform today. Hatay’s artists are uniting in solidarity for this. A year has passed, and they have turned our pains into something bearable and endurable. Without them, this pain would be unbearable.

Salhane

14.10.24 – Saturday – 10.00

Director

He made many short films, documentaries, and experimental films. He created video art and “Kontra” campaigns. Some of his articles have been published in various media. He is a faculty member at the Communication Faculty of Istanbul Bilgi University.

Crew

Camera: Adil Çetinkaya, Aksel Anıl, Berna Küpeli, Berk Armağan, Cevat Ezgin, Gürcan Öztürk, İmre Azem, Mehmet Avcu, Özge Su Cadun
Editing: Adil Çetinkaya, Aksel Anıl, Berk Armağan, Ege Davrak, Ulaş Beşoklar
Sound: Levent Menekay
Producer: Ethem Özgüven, Petra Holzer, Ulaş Beşoklar