İstanbul Modern Cinema presents "Cast a Shadow!", its new program brought in collaboration with the film magazine Altyazı. In every time zone, country and culture; light and shadow maintain cinema and arts’ relation by birth. Cruising through different periods, materials and paths; these films offer a selection that narrates the dreams and realities of different worlds.
Pin Screen Cinema by Alexeieff, 1933
Director: Alexandre Alexeieff, 77’, French, black and white
Once Upon a Time, Cinema, 1992
Director: Muhsin Mahmelbaf, 90’, Persian, black and white
Electric Shadows, 2004
Director: Xiao Jiang, 93’, Chinese, colour
The Shadow Play, 1992
Director: Yavuz Turgul, 103’, Turkish with English subtitles, colour
Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds, 2002
Director: Ahmet Uluçay, 110’, Turkish with English subtitles, colour
Sita Sings the Blues, 2008
Director: Nina Paley, 82’, English, colour
Tales from the Endless Roads, 2001
Director: Katariina Lillqvist, 54’, English, colour