On Wednesday, October 9th, we will be showing the feature film Elbow by Aslı Özarslan together with ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln.

The film adaptation of Fatma Aydemir’s bestseller of the same name was the opening film of the IFFF 2024 and also won our International Debut Feature Film Competition.

We are therefore very pleased to be able to present this great film to you once again as part of our series »ifs-Begegnung« Gender & Diversity.

After the screening we welcome the Turkish DoP Andac Karabeyoglu Thomas as our evening’s guest. Her unique camera work contributed significantly to the success of the film. Andac will talk to Maxa Zoller about her creative approach, her artistic soul mates and the influence of the famous Łódź film school, at which she studied. The discussion will be held in English.

Women DoPs are a particular focus at the IFFF Dortmund+Köln program, see also the new Female Gaze award.

ELBOW
Director: Aslı Özarslan | Germany, Turkey, France 2024 | German original version | 86′ | FSK 16

Admission is free.

For the »ifs Begegnung« Gender & Diversity program, ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln and Internationales Frauen Film Fest Dortmund+Köln have collaborated to raise awareness of the work of female directors in the cultural sector and at film schools by combining their synergies. In order to stimulate discussion on the subject of gender and diversity, selected feature and documentary films as well as experimental works are regularly screened, and their makers introduced in a subsequent discussion.

A cooperation with ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln and IFFF Dortmund+Köln as part of the Filmforum NRW e.V.