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Tag: history

    Gema Luque, Marta Girón, Rocío García, 2014

    Seville pays homage to Clara Campoamor

    If statues make people and historical facts visible and, at the same time, constructs our memory, what conclusions can we draw from direct experience with the statue of Clara Campoamor in Seville?

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    Hülya Mete, 2013

    Migrant-Settler

    “You are a frail migrant, how dare you aspire living in Byzantine? Get going and carry on or you will get a slap on your neck.”

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    Natalia Nguyen, 2013

    Viet

    "Dad, why did you decided to stay in Poland? - "I met your mum!"

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    Michalina Musielak, 2013

    Ima Polonija

    Israel is a country composed of only immigrants. Polish people were a huge part of them.

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    Giannis Adrimis, 2012

    Souvenir de...

    “Dear Devin. I write this letter from Lesvos. Here I do research for a documentary about postcards that travel between Greece and Turkey. I’ll be in Istanbul with you soon. I missed you so much. Giannis.”

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    Daghan Celayir, 2012

    The Man Who Never Leaves the Island

    Ali, who immigrated to Istanbul 38 years ago after having had a brain trauma, stayed in the Kinali Island and never left the island since.

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    Ozge Deniz Ozker, 2012

    Refika

    “Does anyone know the story of Refika here?”

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    Kristina Bozurska, 2012

    Polyptych

    "In the era of postmodern living it is hard to escape the influences from the modern and find your identity as an artist."

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    Vlad Ilicevici, Andrei Tanase, 2012

    Kings of the Castle

    A short film about children who play, chase each other, guide tourists and fly kites in a ruined castle in Ankara.

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    Soraia Daniela Moreira / Chez Nous, 2012

    Return to my neighbourhood

    A Portuguese girl returns to her neighborhood and remembers her Godmother, who has passed away

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    Tomaž Pavkovič, 2012

    Patriot

    Old man in Slovenia talks about patriotism

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    Smi, Demalj & Avdilj Mustafa, 2012

    Like Smoke

    What happened to the Roma in Eastern Europe during the second world war?

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    Lasma Kanele, 2012

    Our Story

    A story told by three young people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, who have experienced living in Soviet Union and post-Soviet world.

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    Nikita Sutyrin, 2012

    The Lenin Code

    More than 300 monuments to Lenin still remain in Eastern Europe and ex-USSR.

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    Rehana Siddique / Belonging UK, 2012

    A Taste of Asia

    People with different cultural backgrounds live together in Greene Street

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    Ahang Bashi, 2012

    My Name is Ahang

    Ahang reflects about her hybrid Swedish-Iranian cultural identity.

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    Juanma Moreno, 2012

    An Andalusian Grandmother

    A look at Andalusian women´s evolution through three generations focused on a grandmother´s life

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    Gamze Akan, Ilgın Aksoy, Sengul Moral, 2011

    One of Us

    People of Eskisehir in Turkey talk about a statue, creating stories around it.

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    Erhan Arik, 2011

    Remembering

    Short documentary film is about an old woman and her memories about being 1 of the 2 survivors of brutal killings during the Armenian/Turkish war.

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    Erhan Arik, 2011

    Mount Alagyaz

    "I had a dream. I’m in the house in Ardahan where I was born, a house ‘inherited’ from Armenians"

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    Merih Yildirim, Ayse Uyanik, Halil Ibrahim Gokcan, 2011

    Listen from the Ney

    Documentary about a local "neyzen", who plays, teaches and makes ney flutes.

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    Anna Majewska, 2011

    The factory

    A look at the postindustrial areas in one of the Polish towns called Skarżysko-Kamienna.

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    Ula Klimek, 2011

    Copsa Mica

    Copsa Mica, a town in central Transylvania, Romania, has fame of most polluted place in Europe

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    Marta Świderska, 2011

    US, THE WOMEN OF MURANOW

    UFA is an organisation and space where different people meet: older ladies, lesbians, punks and others

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    Benoit Detalle, 2011

    Glued

    A look at the past, when Berlin wall fell and David Hasselhoff sang Looking for Freedom to citizens on West Germany and the way things have come along since then, with the United States trying to get control of the whole world.

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    Erhan Arik, 2010

    Voice

    "I had a dream. I’m in the house in Ardahan where I was born, a house ‘inherited’ from Armenians."

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    Selin Gunduz, Erkan Atay, Ahmet Turan, Alper Dutkin, 2010

    Sounds and Shadows

    Two contrasting perspectives on the city of Canakkale, one echoing the remnants of its history full of wars, the other showing the city's current peaceful character.

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    Sinan Altun, Ihsan Cakir, Celil Kankaya, Rahime Gunkaya, 2010

    CritiSymbolism

    A critical perspective on the objectification and commercialization of Canakkale's history.

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    Akile Nazli Kaya, 2010

    Ebb and Tide

    A young woman who reads from her diaries about her life in the Czech Republic while showing the life of her parents from Turkey

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    Bahar Demirkan, Okyar Igli, Hayati Kose, Morteza Moghaddam, 2010

    Ece'esque

    "I put the camera on the shoulder of Melahat from Canakkale. I look from there. Genuine and true..."

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    Anna Brzezińska-Czerska, 2010

    Skarpa Cinema

    Skarpa was once one of the most important cinemas in Warsaw.

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    Jim Birkett / Mike Howard, 2010

    Mo & Jo fighting for the troops

    This couple from England has for years been sending personal letters and parcels to 'their lads and girls' who are in the army on a mission abroad.

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    Akile Nazli Kaya, 2007

    Zlin Soup

    "Why Zlin city is so strange?"

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    Francesca Togni, 2006

    Travelling

    Documentary film made by Francesca Togni (born 1990) from Italy.

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