ela kazdal



Ela is an artist and filmmaker based in London and a video editor at MUBI. She has presented her films at Salt and Beyoglu Cinema in Istanbul (TR), Æden and Wolf Kino 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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thread, chain, beads and  tacks
2024   |    Turkey & UK    |    16mm & 35mm film transferred to video    |    2 minutes 

Made with thread, chain, beads, tacks, hex nuts, bolts, steel eye pins, hooks, clasps, tracing paper, prints, IKEA paper measure, bobby pins, 35mm photographic film strip, 16mm film strips, nail polish, screenprint, mesh fabric and lace.

Sound by Bo Deurloo.

Cosmic Rays / I’m Not Your Monster / March 2025, North Carolina, US (world premiere)
The Film-maker’s Cooperative / The 12th Annual New Year / New Work Festival / 18 April 2025, NY, US
Wild Iris / St. Peter’s Church, De Beauvoir Town / 8 May 2025, London, UK
Engauge Experimental Film Festival / 7 November 2025, Seattle, US
viewing copy available upon request

poster by Lili Fourmestraux