Baris Sarhan was born in Istanbul. After his visual arts education, he worked as a graphic designer, art director, and commercials director. In 2009, he made his first short film, “Slippers”, and then went to New York and studied cinema at NYU. He continues to shoot feature and short films, commercials, music videos, and animations, creating his own visual language. His first feature, “The Cemil Show”, made its world premiere at the 50th Rotterdam Film Festival.
On the occasion of its screening in Thessaloniki International Film Festival, we speak with him about the inspirations behind the film, old Turkish movies, Cemil and Burcu, his cooperation with the actors, Turkish cinema, and many other topics.
What was the inspiration behind the film’s story and characters? Why did you decide to shoot a movie that draws much from Turkish old movies?
I started by creating an atmosphere, focusing on a mall and...
On the occasion of its screening in Thessaloniki International Film Festival, we speak with him about the inspirations behind the film, old Turkish movies, Cemil and Burcu, his cooperation with the actors, Turkish cinema, and many other topics.
What was the inspiration behind the film’s story and characters? Why did you decide to shoot a movie that draws much from Turkish old movies?
I started by creating an atmosphere, focusing on a mall and...
- 11/21/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Cinephilia, the trope of the hapless protagonist going mad and the clash of the two worlds, one being contemporary, realistic and soul-crushing, and the other being fantastic and even heroic, make up for an incendiary mix in Baris Sarhan’s feature debut “The Cemil Show” that premiered at IFFR’s Big Screen Competition. As a festival, Rotterdam is not often associated with crowd-pleasing movies, but “The Cemil Show” is a bit of a standout in this year’s programme.
The Cemil Show screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The titular protagonist, played by Ozan Celik, is a security guard at a gigantic Istanbul mall. Instead of doing his job to the best of his abilities (let us say that he is not of the most dependable sort of people), he daydreams about fame as an actor. Instead of watching the monitors in the video-room, he is more keen on re-watching the old Yesilcam gangster movies.
The Cemil Show screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The titular protagonist, played by Ozan Celik, is a security guard at a gigantic Istanbul mall. Instead of doing his job to the best of his abilities (let us say that he is not of the most dependable sort of people), he daydreams about fame as an actor. Instead of watching the monitors in the video-room, he is more keen on re-watching the old Yesilcam gangster movies.
- 2/12/2021
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
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