Other Than That, I’m Fine: Short films by Eren Aksu

30 Irving Place,New York NY 10003

30 March, 2023

Description

The German Film Office is pleased to host an evening with Eren Aksu. He will present two of his short films, Other Than That, I’m Fine (2020) and Cosmorama (2015), and will be in conversation with film curator and Berlinale Forum team member Deniz Sertkol after the screening. These films deal with place and out-of-placeness and speak to the themes of self-determination and testimony from within that are at the center of the Berlinale Forum’s special program “Fiktionsbescheinigung”, where Other Than That, I’m Fine recently screened. Onun Haricinde, İyiyim (Other Than That, I’m Fine), 2020, Germany/Turkey, 14 min. As part of a recent wave of immigration from Turkey to Germany, Aslı is new in Berlin. She auditions for the Turkish voice-over of the Pergamon Museum’s audio guide, which confronts her with objects from her home country, including the monumental Altar of Zeus. Cosmorama, 2015, Germany/Turkey, 8 min. A young couple goes on a day trip to an island near Istanbul. They find themselves captivated by the never-ending cityscape and sink into a contemplation of urban decay. Living in a concrete jungle is their future. Visit www.germanfilmoffice.us for more information.