Phases Of Matter
Turkey, 2020, 71 minutes, Colour, Turkish; Turkish closed captions
Director: Deniz Tortum
Screenplay: Deniz Tortum
Cinematography: Deniz Tortum
Editing: Sercan Sezgin
Music: Alican Çamcı
Production: İstos Film
Phases of Matter explores the unseen aspects of medicine: the life behind the curtain for doctors and hospital workers, the environment they work in and the mannerisms they adopt, the power of physical institutions, as well as the passage of the human body. The film is set in Cerrahpaşa Hospital, a unique, state-run teaching hospital in Istanbul, nearing the end of its working life. Current plans for demolition are under discussion.
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Online (Screening ends on 17 October Saturday, 23:45)