Something we tend to forget when we go to the movies, especially if we are passionate about films, is that cinema enjoys one of the greatest qualities of art: its language can be universal. It is precisely this aspect that Turkish director Serhat Karaaslan is interested in exploring. A member of the Cannes Cinefondation residence, Karaaslan was born in 1984 and his shorts—"Bicycle" (2010), "Musa" (2012) and "Ice Cream" (2014)—have made the film festival circuit, screening at Toronto, Locarno, Montpellier, Sarajevo and Istanbul. Read More: Here's How Music and Sound Set the Scene for This Singapore-Based Filmmaker Karaaslan is a passionate storyteller and very much devoted to his home country, which plays a crucial role both as narrative tool and as cinematic background. His simple and candid scriptwriting informs tales of childhood and rurality, always balancing between the longing for new possibilities and the ironic realization that some dreams...
- 8/18/2015
- by Clara Miranda Scherffig
- Indiewire
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