why don’t the numbers go down? (2026) why don’t the numbers go down? (2026) why don’t the numbers go down? (2026)
Synopsis
A number appears on screen. It keeps increasing. It might be time. It might be something else.
In a multi-channel live performance, Malaz questions this number through an internal monologue that drifts between diary fragments, archival images, and imagined futures. Through 3D models, altered game environments, poetry, and personal footage, he traces the condition of suspended waiting within exile.
Director, Screenplay
Malaz Usta
Performer
Malaz Usta
Production
The Netherlands
Production Year
2026
A number appears on screen. It keeps increasing. It might be time. It might be something else.
In a multi-channel live performance, Malaz questions this number through an internal monologue that drifts between diary fragments, archival images, and imagined futures. Through 3D models, altered game environments, poetry, and personal footage, he traces the condition of suspended waiting within exile.
Director, Screenplay
Malaz Usta
Performer
Malaz Usta
Production
The Netherlands
Production Year
2026
Presentations
2026 Triangle-Astérides, La Friche, Marseille, FR
2025 International Art Talent Festival, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam , NL (WIP)
2025 IDFA Pavilion, Amsterdam, NL (WIP)
2024 Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL (WIP)
2026 Triangle-Astérides, La Friche, Marseille, FR
2025 International Art Talent Festival, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam , NL (WIP)
2025 IDFA Pavilion, Amsterdam, NL (WIP)
2024 Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL (WIP)
