Talents Labs Presentations: Doc Station
- Time
- Feb 19th 2025
- Location
- Documentation Centre - Event Hall
- Guests
- moderated by Zeynep Güzel
Supported by the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
Archaeologists dig up the backyard of the most powerful woman in Pinochet's secret police. Meanwhile, a Hong Kong filmmaker invites friends who have fled to seek asylum in Germany to collaborate on a film. As the filmmakers from different diaspora examine their attachment to their “lost” homeland, a drag performance artist invites us to her version of Istanbul and its queer history. And we are expected on a call exploring the fascinating relationship between humans and orangutans. This year, the Doc Station welcomes 9 filmmakers who share stories of hope, reconciliation, resistance, solidarity and more...
Zeynep Güzel
Zeynep Güzel is a filmmaker, consultant, and the head of Doc Station at the Berlinale Talents. Zeynep written, directed, and produced the feature length documentary Come Rain or Shine (2019) and is currently working on her feature fiction film When The Sun Comes Out with which Zeynep was a fellow of Berlin Artist in Residency at Nipkow Program and the project is funded by the Medienboard German-Turkish co-production development fund. As former head of the Yeni Film Fund in Turkey and senior consultant to the Documentary Association of Europe, Zeynep has many years of experience working with emerging and established creatives, helping them explore their artistic vision and supporting them with her knowledge of international documentary film industry and a global network of like-minded professionals. She is a visiting lecturer at The Norwegian Film School in Lillehammer. Zeynep is the programming consultant at International Documentary Association’s biennial conference Getting Real and a member of European Film Academy.
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