Istanbul Modern Cinema, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland, presents a film program in conjunction with the photography exhibition “Habitat”. Films that explore the concept of place through diverse themes look at the relationships humans establish with their habitat as well as the interaction between art and place. Among films featured in the program are: Der Tulpenbaum (The Tulip Tree), which examines 92-year-old Henriette’s relationship with the nursing home where she lives, and Wintergast (Winter Guest), which premiered this year at the Locarno Film Festival and follows the journey of a director going through a midlife crisis.
FROM SOMEWHERE TO NOWHERE – ON THE ROAD IN CHINA WITH PHOTOGRAPHER ANDREAS SEIBERT, 2008, Switzerland | HDD, Color, 86’ | Swiss German, English, Mandarin
Director: Villi Hermann
WONDERLAND (HEIMATLAND)
Switzerland, Germany | DCP, Color, 99’ | German, French
Directors:Michael Krummenacher, Jan Gassmann, Lisa Blatter, Gregor Frei, Benny Jaberg, Carmen Jaquier, Jonas Meier, Tobias Nölle, Lionel Rupp, Mike
Cast:Peter Jecklin, Dashmir Ristemi, Julia Glaus, Michele Schaub Jackson, Florin Schmidig, Egon Betschart, Gabriel Noah Maurer
DARK STAR – HR GIGER’S WORLD (DARK STAR – HR GIGERS WELT), 2014
Switzerland | DCP, Color, Black & White, 95’ | Swiss German, German, English
Director:Belinda Sallin
WINTER GUEST (WINTERGAST), 2015
Switzerland | DCP, Black & White, 82’ | Swiss German, German, English
Directors:Andy Herzog, Matthias Günter
Cast:Andy Herzog, Katarina Schroeter, Sophie Hutter
THE TULIP TREE (DER TULPENBAUM), 2002
Switzerland | ProRes, Color, 80’ | Swiss German
Directors:Simone Kriesemer, Beat Kuert
THE BOAT IS FULL (DAS BOOT IST VOLL), 1981
Switzerland | 35mm, Color, 104’ | Swiss German, German
Director:Markus Imhoof
Cast:Tina Engel, Curt Bois, Renate Steiger, Mathias Gnädinger
JOURNEY OF HOPE (REISE DER HOFFNUNG), 1990
Switzerland, Italy, Germany | DVD, Color, 100’ | Swiss German, Italian, Turkish
Director:Xavier Koller
Cast:Mathias Gnädinger, Necmettin Çobanoğlu, Nur Sürer, Nemin Sivas, Yaman Okay