MARCH 8, 2020: A MEMOIR
Türkiye / 2023 / 15'
MARCH 8, 2020: A MEMOIR
We are on Taksim Square watching the aftermath of this last mass demonstration in the city, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Two voices reflect on what they see on the screen. A child playing with a red alloon, youngsters dancing on the street, people taking photos, Marina Abramovic’s first exhibition in Istanbul… As the narrative unfolds, images take new meaning: these are screen recordings of Istanbul municipalities’ 24/7 live and open-access ‘Touristic Cameras’ taken on the 8th of March Women’s Day 2020.
Directors: Fırat Yücel
Script: Fırat Yücel, Aylin Kuryel
Photography: Fırat Yücel
Editing: Fırat Yücel
Sound: Metin Bozkurt
Music: Fırat Yücel
Production: Fırat Yücel, Aylin Kuryel
Selected Filmography:
Translating Ulysses / Ulysses Çevirmek (2023)
The Thing that Goes Through Everything (2022 )
A Defense Camera / Bir Savunma (2021)
Heads and Tails / Baştan Başa (2019)
Welcome Lenin / Hoşgeldin Lenin (2016)
Festivals & Awards:
Istanbul Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize, Türkiye (2023), Go Short, The Netherlands (2023), The Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Türkiye (2023), FENDA – Experimental Festival of Film Arts, Brazil (2023), Festival Ecrã, Brazil (2023)
Tickets:
- Buy tickets for live screening HERE.
