In The Dark Times
A Culture in Exile
FHD, 85 min., 2016
A film by Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch
Produced by the Goethe-Institut Istanbul
World premiere of the movie, June 15, 2016 at Pera Museum, Istanbul.
Screening at THE FRAME THAT BLINDS US in Plowdiw July 1, 2017.
In The Dark Times is featuring a group of artists in their attempt to form an international Plattform facing the worldwide forced migration reality in Istanbul. Especially Syrians try to build up a new cultural identity in Exile.
The movie shows their startling film-, music-, dance- and theatre productions in Istanbul and Amman as a rising independent vision in search of freedom and recognition. Besides the film is challenging new narration styles. The individual narrated storyline is replaced by a filmlingual communication using film, dance and theatre as tools. Bertolt Brecht quotations about forced migration are used as a red line between the different artists originating from different cultures but all being familiar with the epic theatre. Poetry as a universal language appears as a metaphor for a strong appeal for global solidarity.
Assistant:
Maxi Schneider
Josefine Berkholz
Theresa Wiedemann
Sonja Mattes
Aylin Michel
Translation:
Nadine Al Lahham
Mohammed Fares
Bassel Halebi
Tuesday Frindt
Hanan Al Tawil
Sabine Küper-Büsch
Music by
Aly Talibab
‚Walls That Shelter…‘
Written and performed by Malafat
Produced by Zanna Productions
Hello Psychaleppo
Sufi Hop
Cayetano
Nothing Left To Do
Featuring Valia
Batool Mohamad
War Step
Makimakkuk & Sun Glitters
Fada’/Spaces
Hathayan/Delirium
Videos by
Bassel Halebi
and Mohamed Fares
Beyond the Station
Maiss Mhd
and Hosam Abou-Ali
We Will Return
Katharina Weithaler
Humus Connection
Adel Qalqili
and Nadine Al Lahham
This is Why…
Nawar Bulbul
Shakespeare in Zaatari
Batool Mohamad
I Love Death
Director – Aamen Alarand
Produced by Bidayyat 2014
Nadine Al Lahham
Instable
Workshop Instructors
Ziya Azazi
Thomas Büsch
Ziad Homsi
Sabine Küper-Büsch
Batool Mohamad
Special thanks to
Nazlı Mayuk
Goethe-Institut Istanbul
Dr. Christian Lüffe
Petra Diehl
Tijen Togay
© Istanbul 2016