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In this second
collaborative endeavor, the Moon and Stars Project and
Anthology Film Archives are pleased to present American
audiences with a retrospective on the work of Zeki Demirkubuz,
an influential young Turkish writer, director, and producer.
Following our last retrospective, Omer Kavur: Sculptor
of Cinematic Time, this film series explores the work
of a daring and uncompromising filmmaker who in recent
years has begun to earn the notice of international
film critics for his prodigious talent and unique style.
Last year, two of his films-Fate (Yazgi) and Confession(Itiraf)-
were screened at Un Certain Regard, the sidebar competition
at Cannes, marking the first time ever that two films
by one director were screened at the festival.
We are pleased
to announce that after our scheduled New York screenings
the retrospective will travel to cities across the United
States and then Canada, affording cineastes across North
America the rare opportunity to view these extraordinary
films. We hope you enjoy them and thank you again for
your support of Turkish cinema.
ZEKI DEMIRKUBUZ
Born in Isparta in 1964, Demirkubuz is a graduate of
the Istanbul University Department of Communications.
He began his career as an assistant to director Zeki
Okten. He followed his first film, Block C (C Blok),
with Peace Express (Baris Ekspresi), a documentary,
but his later work has mainly been based on original
screenplays conceived and written by Demirkubuz himself.
Demirkubuz first gained the notice of film critics and
international audiences with Innocence (Masumiyet),
which was screened at numerous festivals in Turkey and
Europe. This was followed by the successful reception
of Fate (Yazgi) and Confession (Itiraf), which were
both screened at Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and are
the first two features in Tales About Darkness, a trilogy
set to conclude with the forthcoming Love (Ask). Demirkubuz
won a FIPRESCI (The International Federation of Film
Critics) award and the Best Director prize at the Istanbul
Film Festival for Fate and Confession. Fate also won
for Best Director, Best 3rd Film, and Jury Special Award
at the 38th Golden Orange Film Festival in Antalya,
Turkey.
FILMOGRAPHY
1994 Block C (C Blok)
1996 Peace Express -Documentary (Baris Ekspresi - Belgesel)
1997 Innocence (Masumiyet)
1999 The Third Page (Ucuncu Sayfa)
2001 Fate (Yazgi)
2001 Confession (Itiraf)
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