ela kazdal
Ela is an artist and filmmaker based in London and a video editor at MUBI. She has presented her films at Salt and Beyoglu Cinema in Istanbul (TR), Æden and Wolf Kino in Berlin (DE), Everyman Cinema, Firstsite, Fabrica, Royal College of Art (UK) The Film-maker’s Cooperative in New York (US) and the International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL).
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Early Stages of Carrying the Boulder2022 | Turkey | 20 minutes | VHS transferred to video
Using VHS footage recorded by the director’s father since 1993, the film intertwines the intimate moments of a family: from forming a marriage to the birth of their first child. Following the story of a couple, it shows the intimate moments of their baby adapting to the ways of life - from managing gravity to witnessing the socio-political context of Turkey in the late 90s.
viewing copy available upon request