NOMOS
(in development)
Animated documentary, 14"
Written and Directed by Özge Akarsu
Produced by Brecht van Elslande, Animal Tank.
With the support of The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Saari Artist Residency
Stories of women subjected to state-induced violence and their different but similar struggles for existence. It is a story of violence, activism, and state power; the story of women who resist fearlessly for their beliefs. How does the state determining our rights as citizens also arbitrarily suspend them? How can our lives turn into a bare life?
Selections
Saari Residence, Artist Residency & Grant, Kone Foundation, 2024.
Cannes Film Festival / Cinema Demain for Focus: SCRIPT 2023
TSFM’s pitch session You Only Pitch Twice (IT),2023.
BEING WITH THE OTHER
Animation / Experimental, 4 minutes.
Written and Directed by Özge Akarsu
Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, M HKA.
With the illusion of thinking of individuality as a solitary and disconnected concept, we often assume that we are unique and lonely individuals in modern society. Then the "Other" reminds plurality and collectivity. “Being with the Other” focuses on togetherness and encountering others experimentally and playfully.
Selections:
Canlandıranlar Animation Festival, Istanbul, Turkey (“Special Jury Award for the Best Turkish Film” category.)
Cut to Gent Short Film Festival, Ghent, Belgium.
ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Ongezienkort Short Film Festival, Antwerp, Belgium
I AM SCARED
Experimental, Video installation, 8 minutes.
Korkuyorum: Bir Füg / I Am Scared: A Fugue by Ferit Edgü
Directed by Özge Akarsu
‘I am Scared’ draws inspiration and its title from Ferit Edgü's haunting fugue. It's presented within the confines of a black box, with projections onto all four walls of the enclosure. The synchronized visuals evolve dynamically, accurately reflecting the narrative's increasing tension with precision and impact.
Exhibitions:
Centrale for contemporary art, Brussels, Belgium.
The Art Institute, 'I am Scared’ with Gaston Meskens, Antwerp, Belgium
EMINE
Documentary, 12 minutes
Written and Directed by Özge Akarsu
It is April 7th, 2020, and 8 months have passed since Emine Bulut was murdered by her former husband. There is a letter written to her and all femicide victims around the world that questions femininity and how it feels to be a woman in Turkey.
Festival Selections:
Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Breedbeeld Short Film Festival, Antwerp, Belgium.
European Union Human Rights Film Festival, Gender Equality Competition, Istanbul, Turkey.
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, New Cinema, and Contemporary Art selected to be included in the video library.
