Distant Constellation (2017)

A Tarkovskian dream-like landscape, featuring the inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home where pranksters, artists and old casanovas seduce us to confront the true nature of time.

Director:

Shevaun Mizrahi

Star:

Selma

11 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Selma	...	Herself

Storyline

A Tarkovskian dream-like landscape, featuring the inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home where pranksters, artists and old casanovas seduce us to confront the true nature of time.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Turkey USA

Language:

Turkish English Armenian French Greek Kurdish

Release Date:

2 November 2018 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shelly Grizim & Deniz Buga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director was influenced by the Portuguese films of Pedro Costa, who allowed residents of the slums in Lisbon to shape the sequences and dialogue of the works he was shooting.

User Reviews

A very good film.

Shevaun Mizrahi's first feature film is an impressive display of directorial control and creation of materialistic connections. It takes place in interior spaces but always reminds us of what's happening outside, she develops characters with small and precise touches that also hint to her personal interest and journey. It's a rare thing to see such an explicit showcase of intentions and pleasure of filming. The balance between different themes is always on point, she also manages to produce a fiction humorist setup that will make you clap during the film. Critical elements are present but never pushed rhetorically, you can feel that discovering the flow of life practices is what matters. Also a surprising movement of the point of view happens during the end. These numerous small weirdnesses make Distant Constellation the kind of documentary that I always hope to see on screen.