Gazelle
Synopsis
In this tense, timely, and poignant drama, Yakup, a beloved music teacher and Turkish dissident, has fled his country for fear of political persecution and is seeking asylum in the U.S. While working in the kitchen of a New York City restaurant, he struggles desperately to find a way to bring his wife and daughter into the country to live with him. Finding legal immigration channels a dead end, he reluctantly engages with a dodgy smuggler, a decision that only intensifies his concern for his family’s safety, sending the kindly Yakup into a downward spiral.
First-time feature filmmakers Nadir Sarıbacak (known for his role in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep) and Samy Pioneer deftly capture the details of Turkish American and migrant life in the big city, while also expressively conveying their protagonist’s troubled state of mind. Gazelle isn’t just an urgent tale about our immigration crisis—it’s a touching story about displacement and its deep psychological and physical toll.
Screenings & Events
Screening
Fri, Oct 24 @ 5:15pm
at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 04
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Director Nadir Saribacak
Screening
Sun, Oct 26 @ 12:15pm
at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 13
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Director Nadir Saribacak
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Film Credits
- Mehmet Tozun, Kenan Baysal, Ender Zirekoglu
- Nadir Sarıbacak, Ayhan Hulagu
- Samy Pioneer (Selman)
- Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll, DFF
- Nadir Sarıbacak, Ayhan Hulagu, Emine Bayindir, Sare Aydogan, Abraham Taylor, Salem Hadeed, Faysal Ahmed, Ziad Alezabi
- Ichika Kanagawa
- Omer Faruk Gunduz
- Roaring Cat Films
- https://www.gazellefilm.com
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Shorts 5: Comedy
Synopsis
Laugh away the woes of the world with this eclectic collection of comedies. From the absurd anxieties of wannabe filmmakers to the ridiculous delusions of the recently dumped, these stories are insightful, unexpected, and delightfully irreverent.
In Nervous Energy, two fiercely ambitious aspiring filmmakers make a pact to break up with their boyfriends to free them up for the next phase of their careers. In 1:10, a schoolyard tussle between two friends escalates when the kids’ self-righteous and macho fathers get involved. Heartsick follows Jess who, spiraling from a recent breakup, writes a detailed email to her ex about how well she is doing, with a few embellishments here and there. When Jamie finds a mysterious trombone case one night—the contents of which might change his life forever—he convenes an emergency meeting with his friends in Moonluck Wonton. In Duck Duck Goose, recently divorced Juju is pressured by her mother to make an impression as an eligible wife while attending a funeral. A couple is put to the test, literally, when they agree to participate in a joint therapy session that will be observed by an international panel of psychology experts in Exam.
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1:10
Synopsis
A schoolyard tussle between two friends escalates when the kids’ self-righteous and macho fathers get involved. Through an astute observational lens, the hustle and bustle of elementary school-aged children is humorously and poignantly juxtaposed with the absurd dynamics of grown men who have yet to grow up.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.
Film Credits
- Jaelle-Marie Grossklaus
- Sinan Taner
- Sinan Taner, Nevin George
- Manuel Karel Seiler
- Leonardo Nigro, Annina Walt, Manuela Biedermann, Serkan Tastemur, Wanda Wylowa, Cihan Inan, Stefan Schönholzer, Giorgo Picenoni, Simon Garleff
- Sinan Taner
- Zurich University of the Arts - Department of Performing Arts and Film
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
