Screening and Conversation:
Neukölln Spiderman
Salt Beyoğlu
August 1, 2024 19.00
Still from Neukölln Spiderman (2024)
©Altay Erlik
©Altay Erlik
Walk-in Cinema
Neukölln Spiderman (2024)
Director: Altay Erlik
Animations: Sinan Kutluay, Niels Gercama
Music: Can Kuman
56 minutes
Turkish, English, and German; English subtitles
Altay, who faces deportation from Germany unless he can provide a valid reason to the immigration office, meets a homeless man wearing a Spider-Man mask on his way home in the Neukölln district of Berlin. Curious about the man’s circumstances, Altay briefly interviews him. Inspired by this encounter, he begins recording his conversations with others who share similar concerns.
Neukölln Spiderman is a mixed-genre film that integrates these conversations into dialogues between people who are unaware of each other’s presence, offering viewers encounters with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with the film crew and Çağrı Alver from Istanbul Experimental.
This free-admission program is open to everyone. The conversation will be held in Turkish.
In accordance with Article 7 of Law No. 5224 amended on 18.01.2019, films that have not been assessed and classified by the General Directorate of Cinema, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Turkey, can only be screened under the classification of 18+ at festivals, special screenings or similar culture and arts events.
Neukölln Spiderman (2024)
Director: Altay Erlik
Animations: Sinan Kutluay, Niels Gercama
Music: Can Kuman
56 minutes
Turkish, English, and German; English subtitles
Altay, who faces deportation from Germany unless he can provide a valid reason to the immigration office, meets a homeless man wearing a Spider-Man mask on his way home in the Neukölln district of Berlin. Curious about the man’s circumstances, Altay briefly interviews him. Inspired by this encounter, he begins recording his conversations with others who share similar concerns.
Neukölln Spiderman is a mixed-genre film that integrates these conversations into dialogues between people who are unaware of each other’s presence, offering viewers encounters with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with the film crew and Çağrı Alver from Istanbul Experimental.
This free-admission program is open to everyone. The conversation will be held in Turkish.
