As we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, the Accessible Film Festival 2025 takes a closer look at the transformations of the past 25 years with its special section An Age in Flames — featuring talks, a photography exhibition, and film screenings.
Among the highlights are one feature-length and three short documentaries by Adam Curtis, widely regarded as one of the most insightful filmmakers exploring the political climate of our time. The program includes HyperNormalisation, The Rise of “Oh Dearism”, Oh Dearism and Non-Linear War, and The Rise and Fall of TV Journalism.
Also screening in this section are:
The Gulf by Emre Yeksan,
Nocturama: Paris is Burning by Bertrand Bonello,
and Before We Vanish by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
More information on these films can be found [here].
We also invite festivalgoers to join two engaging discussions that reflect on the first 25 years of the century — and what lies ahead:
Seeking the Phoenix in the Flames
Atakan Foça & Oktay Özel
May 24, 15:15 | Goethe-Institut
Art in the Fire Scene: Introduction, Development, Conclusion
Emre Yeksan & Osman Şişman
May 25, 16:00 | Goethe-Institut
Photographer Erkal Uran’s exhibition Stain — connecting the country’s collective trauma with the delicate fate of damaged film negatives — will also be featured as part of An Age in Flames.
Stain
Erkal Uran
May 21–29 | Goethe-Institut Ankara