Cynthia Madansky Movies

  • 2020
    Kalan / What Remains

    Kalan / What Remains

    Kalan / What Remains

    02020HD

    Kalan / What Remains is a dance film shot in Istanbul reflecting on excerpts from the novel Kalan by Leyla Erbil.

    Kalan / What Remains
  • 2012
    1+8

    1+8

    1+8

    52012HD

    1+8 is a film about Turkey’s unique position between West and East and her relationship to her eight very distinct and diverse neighbors. 1+8...

    1+8
  • 2013
    1+8 Installation

    1+8 Installation

    1+8 Installation

    02013HD

    1+8 is a dynamic eight-screen video installation about Turkey and her eight neighbors based on the feature film of the same name directed by Cynthia...

    1+8 Installation
  • 2014
    If Not,

    If Not,

    If Not,

    02014HD

    If Not is a meditation on love, inspired by If Not, Winter by Sappho, translated by Anne Carson. Filmed in Ephesus and Brooklyn.

    If Not,
  • 2014
    Tarlabaşı

    Tarlabaşı

    Tarlabaşı

    02014HD

    Featuring Turkish dancer Idil Kemer, Cynthia Madansky integrates performances of everyday movements and gestures as a direct response to the...

    Tarlabaşı
  • 2009
    Bubble

    Bubble

    Bubble

    02009HD

    Bubble is a short film performed by Zeena Parkins and the Plastic Girls, Eleanor Hullihan and Erin Cornell in a public park in Brooklyn, NY.

    Bubble
  • 2019
    Esfir

    Esfir

    Esfir

    02019HD

    A contemporary interpretation of an unrealized script entitled Women, written by Soviet director Esfir Shub.

    Esfir
  • 2018
    Wilie and Brewsie

    Wilie and Brewsie

    Wilie and Brewsie

    02018HD

    Shot in the northeast United States landscape, Willie and Brewsie reflects on the contemporary resonances of the last novella written by Gertrude...

    Wilie and Brewsie
  • 2018
    KG

    KG

    KG

    02018HD

    Subjectively capturing the spirit of contemporary Athens, Madansky turns to Greek anarchist poet Katerina Gogou as a source of inspiration. The...

    KG
  • 2014
    White Sands

    White Sands

    White Sands

    02014HD

    White Sands is a 3 screen projection 16mm film installation which reflects on the visible and invisible manifestations of the nuclear fuel chain on...

    White Sands
  • 2017
    GRACE + GRAVITY

    GRACE + GRAVITY

    GRACE + GRAVITY

    02017HD

    Grace + Gravity is a choreographed performance that reflects on Simone Weil's poetic and profound writing entitled Gravity and Grace.

    GRACE + GRAVITY
  • 2001
    Ritual by Rote

    Ritual by Rote

    Ritual by Rote

    02001HD

    A super 8 projection which references the essay “On the Jewish Question” by Karl Marx.

    Ritual by Rote
  • 2005
    The PSA Project

    The PSA Project

    The PSA Project

    02005HD

    The PSA Project is a series of 15 videos that speak out against the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the act of war.

    The PSA Project