A Year in Exile (2020) A Year in Exile (2020) A Year in Exile (2020)
Synopsis
The superfast longitudinal documentary is composed of short takes / impressions filmed over the course of one year, forming a kind of a cycle of audio-visual poems: image is accompanied by the director’s poetic comments and fragments of conversations. The film as a whole reflects the effort to capture the ephemeral experience of an uprooted, forcibly displaced person in their new environment.
Director
Malaz Usta
Screenplay
Malaz Usta
Mehmet Öztürk
Production
Turkey, Syria
Production Year
2020
Awards and Festivals (Selection)
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection Istanbul International Film Festival - Jury Award
Iran International Documentary Film Festival - Best Short Film Bosphorus Film Festival - Best Short Documentary
Kinoki Film Festival Mexico - Best Experimental Film, Best Editing
Adana Film Festival - Best Experimental Short Film
Encounters Documentary Film Festival South Africa - Best International Short Documentary
MUIFF - Best International Documentary
Moscow International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Brussels Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist - Official Selection
St. Louis International Film Festival - Official Selection
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - Official Selection
Movies That Matter Film Festival - Official Selection
Shorts Mexico - Official Selection
Festival de Cine de Alicante - Official Selection
Sole Luna International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Cyprus International Film Festival - Official Selection
Izmir International Short Film Festival - Official Selection
Bremen Film Festival - Official Selection
Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Festival - Official Selection
Festival Internacional Signos de la Noche, Argentina - Special Mention
Festival Internacional Signos da Noite, Portugal - Jury Award
BJX Bajío International Film Festival - Best Editing
AFSAD Short Film Festival - Jury Award
Human Rights International Film Festival, Colombia - Official Selection
The superfast longitudinal documentary is composed of short takes / impressions filmed over the course of one year, forming a kind of a cycle of audio-visual poems: image is accompanied by the director’s poetic comments and fragments of conversations. The film as a whole reflects the effort to capture the ephemeral experience of an uprooted, forcibly displaced person in their new environment.
Director
Malaz Usta
Screenplay
Malaz Usta
Mehmet Öztürk
Production
Turkey, Syria
Production Year
2020
Awards and Festivals (Selection)
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection Istanbul International Film Festival - Jury Award
Iran International Documentary Film Festival - Best Short Film Bosphorus Film Festival - Best Short Documentary
Kinoki Film Festival Mexico - Best Experimental Film, Best Editing
Adana Film Festival - Best Experimental Short Film
Encounters Documentary Film Festival South Africa - Best International Short Documentary
MUIFF - Best International Documentary
Moscow International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Brussels Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist - Official Selection
St. Louis International Film Festival - Official Selection
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - Official Selection
Movies That Matter Film Festival - Official Selection
Shorts Mexico - Official Selection
Festival de Cine de Alicante - Official Selection
Sole Luna International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Cyprus International Film Festival - Official Selection
Izmir International Short Film Festival - Official Selection
Bremen Film Festival - Official Selection
Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Festival - Official Selection
Festival Internacional Signos de la Noche, Argentina - Special Mention
Festival Internacional Signos da Noite, Portugal - Jury Award
BJX Bajío International Film Festival - Best Editing
AFSAD Short Film Festival - Jury Award
Human Rights International Film Festival, Colombia - Official Selection
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