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Alternate History, Cold War, Globalisation, Political Rally, Space Travel, Urban Myth,About
Internationally renown filmmaker and contemporary artist Kutlug Ataman will be hosted by the Flying Circus Project. Ataman will present his newest film, Journey to the Moon, and host a special artist talk on his critically acclaimed works.
‘Journey To The Moon’ (79 min, with English subtitles):
Often funny and evocative, this film about four villagers’ quest to travel to moon has been shown in the Moscow Film Festival 2009 and under the Official Selection at the 2009 International Istanbul Film Festival. ‘Journey to the Moon’ explores an urban myth that, in 1957, a group of villagers from Turkey’s remote Black Sea coast were conned by a local politician into believing he would build a spaceship factory in cooperation with the US in return for their votes. At that time, Turkish villages were actively encouraged to modernise. Ataman’s film examines the idea that these naive villagers were the victims of American-style westernisation in Turkey in the late 50’s, and perhaps amongst the first unsuspecting victims of the early stages of globalisation.
Artist Talk
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As a filmmaker and a contemporary artist, Kutlug Ataman will present a special talk on his previous works. His works examine the ways in which people create and rewrite their identities through self-expression, blurring the line between reality and fiction. Audiences will be able to experience and understand Ataman’s work philosophy that circles around strong characterisation and humanity.
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