World Cinema
Crossing / Crossing
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 18th December
- 6.00 pm
- nishagandhi
Screening 2
- 20th December
- 9.30 am
- nila
Director's bio
Levan Akin
The Swedish filmmaker of Georgian descent was born in Stockholm in 1979. His work explores class, gender and sexuality. His film And Then We Danced premiered in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was Sweden’s official entry for the Oscars. He directed on the TV series Real Humans and was co-executive producer and director on the series adaptation of Interview with the Vampire. Filmography 2008 De Sista Sakerna (The Last Things); short film 2011 Certain People 2015 Cirkeln (The Circle) 2019 And Then We Danced 2024 Crossing
Synopsis
Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.
Details of Cast
Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli
Details of Crew
DoP Lisabi Fridell Editors Levan Akin, Emma Lagrelius Sound Design Anne Gry Friis Kristensen, Sigrid Aalbæk Jensen
Producer Details
Mathilde Dedye
Writer Details
Levan Akin
Stills
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (4)
- Country Focus (7)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (6)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Restored Classics (7)
- Jury Films (5)
- Opening Film (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Ann Hui: Chronicler of the Outliers (5)
- The Female Gaze (7)
- Signatures In Motion (3)
- Midnight Cinema (3)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Viva el Cine: Latin American Films (5)
- Refracted Realities : The Existential Mindscapes of Hong Sang-soo (4)
- Chiaroscuro : Retrospective of Madhu Ambat (4)
- Celebrating Shabana Azmi (5)
- Centennial Tribute (3)
