ela kazdal
Ela is an artist and filmmaker based in London and a video editor at MUBI. She has presented her films at Salt Beyoğlu in Istanbul (TR), Æden in Berlin (DE), Everyman Cinema, Firstsite, Fabrica, Royal College of Art (UK) The Film-maker’s Cooperative in New York (US) and the International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL).
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Early Stages of Carrying the Boulder2022 | Turkey | 20 minutes | VHS transferred to video
Using VHS footage recorded by the director’s father since 1993, the film intertwines the intimate moments of a family: from forming a marriage to the birth of their first child. Following the story of a couple, it shows the intimate moments of their baby adapting to the ways of life - from managing gravity to witnessing the socio-political context of Turkey in the late 90s.
viewing copy available upon request