Shadowtıme

VR | 2023 | 18' | Sister Sylvester & Deniz Tortum

An essay documentary in VR: to exist in the virtual world is to have two bodies, four hands, two hearts.

UNDERNEATH THE WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY

AR | 2023 | Abner Preis

Underneath the Wings of a Butterfly is an AR journey where we follow a butterfly through a contemporary mask of happiness.

Elele

VR | 2022 | 6' | Sjoerd van Acker

At times psychedelic at times meditative, ELELE is a sensory and intuitive VR experience featuring only your hands.

 

The Lost Flower Almanac

AR | 2022 | Abner Preis

From extinct flowers long lost, to the return of grey wolves to the Netherland, from a forest heals to flowers in the sky; THE LOST FLOWER ALMANAC is an Augmented Reality artwork depicting five different digital gardens resembling a pop-up book.

OUR ARK

Non-fiction | 2021 | 12' | Deniz Tortum & Kathryn Hamilton

OUR ARK explores the attempts by technologists to ‘backup’ the planet through 3D models of animals and objects, as if ecological collapse could be staved off through a digital Noah’s Ark.

THE MIRACLE BASKET

Virtual Reality | 2021 | 14' | Abner Preis

A glimpse into humankind’s recent past told through an intimate childhood story in which mistakes bring change and hope for the future of the planet.

*Educational Kit available for school screenings.

 
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Phases of matter

Non-fiction | 2020 | 71' | Deniz Tortum

PHASES OF MATTER follows living and inanimate residents of a teaching hospital in Istanbul, moving from the operating room to the morgue, between life and other states, the real and the virtual. 

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Floodplain

Virtual Reality | 2018 | 13' | Deniz Tortum

A mysterious fable, written and directed by Deniz Tortum. FLOODPLAIN is built upon the world of Yuva, the Biennale College Cinema feature film of 2018.

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NUBLU

Non-fiction | 2017 | 73' | Sercan Sezgin

NUBLU is an impressionistic music documentary featuring a musician run venue in the lower east side of manhattan.

 

ANATOLIAN TRIP

Non-fiction | 2018 | 114' | Deniz Tortum & Can Eskinazi

Eager in spirit for a better world, an amateur psychedelic jam band from bohemian Istanbul embarks on an impromptu tour to mainland Turkey, in hopes of sharing their music and love with fellow countrymen, who aren't expecting their visit.