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Overdrive: Istanbul In The New Millennium

Director: 
Aslihan Unaldi
Duration: 
64Min
Year of production: 
2011
Movies language: 
Cinematography: 
Daniel Vecchione et Kathryn Westergaard
Sound: 
Erdem Helvacioglu et Idil Ozkan
Editing: 
Etienne Kallos, Lesya et Nicholas Martin
Production: 
Embarq
Synopsis: 

Istanbul struggles to come to terms with accelerated population growth and car-centric policies that have dominated its development for the past 50 years. The joy of living in this beautiful city goes up in smoke with the traffic jams and the social and environmental problems they create. Both a love poem and a critical investigation, the film explores the impact of globalization on a city with a unique and complex history. Once an ancient imperial capital, now a bustling modern megalopolis, will Istanbul renew itself, or succumb to uncontrolled motorization and urban growth?

 

Bio Director: 

Aslihan Unaldi is a writer, director, producer based in New York and Istanbul. She got her BA in International Relations and Photography from Yale University as well as a MFA in film at the Tisch School of Arts in New York. Overdrive: Istanbul in the New Millennium, Aslihan’s first feature documentary, was screened at the Istanbul International Film Festival in April 2011. She is currently developing her first feature film, Gated. 

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