Critical Cinema Lab Conversations.

CRITICAL CINEMA LAB CONVERSATIONS
 
Critical Cinema Lab Conversations is a discussion and study group that will gather 2-3 times per semester with interested Critical Cinema Lab participants. The primary objective is to create a space for sharing knowledge, artistic and theory-based aspirations, and ideas related to a wide range of theoretical discussions stemming from critical theory, cultural studies, political philosophy, and other fields that inspire critical cinema praxis and artistic or theoretical research. Our aim is to foster peer support and inspiration while also recognizing resonances between the different research projects that doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty members are involved in. The content of the sessions will be designed based on the ideas and needs of the participants. The sessions are open to anyone interested.
 
FIRST SESSION 5TH OF MARCH 2025 2PM -5:30 PM VENUE TBA

Other/Cinema.

Screening series

Critical Cinema Lab organized three editions of the film screening & discussion series OTHER/CINEMA between 2017 and 2020.  OTHER/CINEMA dealt with the theme of Other from a variety of perspectives, relating to marginalized themes, topics, forms or distribution markets. The series explores the ways films can connect to the acute debates by inviting different artists, specialists and active members of society to watch films and share a space for discussion, by talking and listening to others. 
The first edition of the OTHER/CINEMA series 2017 looked into alternative ways of representing the narratives of the Middle East. CCL invited Kurdish screenwriter and film director Erol Mintaş  to curate the first edition of the series in the Fall of 2017 and Winter of 2018.  CCL introduced his film "Song of My Mother" (2014), together with the Kurdish short film "Silent" (2012) from Turkish director L. Rezan Yeşilbaş.

Courses.