Cynthia Madansky Movies

  • 2013
    1+8 Installation

    1+8 Installation

    1+8 Installation

    02013HD

    1+8 is a dynamic eight-screen video installation about Turkey and her eight neighbors based on the feature film of the same name directed by Cynthia...

    1+8 Installation
  • 2014
    White Sands

    White Sands

    White Sands

    02014HD

    White Sands is a 3 screen projection 16mm film installation which reflects on the visible and invisible manifestations of the nuclear fuel chain on...

    White Sands
  • 2012
    1+8

    1+8

    1+8

    52012HD

    1+8 is a film about Turkey’s unique position between West and East and her relationship to her eight very distinct and diverse neighbors. 1+8...

    1+8
  • 2017
    ḤARĀM

    ḤARĀM

    ḤARĀM

    02017HD

    ḤARAM is an essay film portraying the urgent contemporary situation at the Haram Al Sharif/ Noble Sanctuary in the Old City of Jerusalem...

    ḤARĀM
  • 2011
    Spellbeamed

    Spellbeamed

    Spellbeamed

    02011HD

    “Spellbeamed uses the acts of translation and transcription to amplify the questions: ”what is a score?” and “what kind of...

    Spellbeamed
  • 2017
    GRACE + GRAVITY

    GRACE + GRAVITY

    GRACE + GRAVITY

    02017HD

    Grace + Gravity is a choreographed performance that reflects on Simone Weil's poetic and profound writing entitled Gravity and Grace.

    GRACE + GRAVITY
  • 2002
    Sites Unseen

    Sites Unseen

    Sites Unseen

    02002HD

    Sites Unseen is a 3 channel 16mm projection of the Jewish cemetary in Warsaw, a photograph of a great Aunt who died in Treblinka, and my late...

    Sites Unseen
  • 2021
    Flowers for LH

    Flowers for LH

    Flowers for LH

    02021HD

    Flowers for LH reflects on the last play written by Lorraine Hansberry entitled What Use Are Flowers?

    Flowers for LH
  • 2014
    Tarlabaşı

    Tarlabaşı

    Tarlabaşı

    02014HD

    Featuring Turkish dancer Idil Kemer, Cynthia Madansky integrates performances of everyday movements and gestures as a direct response to the...

    Tarlabaşı
  • 2018
    Wilie and Brewsie

    Wilie and Brewsie

    Wilie and Brewsie

    02018HD

    Shot in the northeast United States landscape, Willie and Brewsie reflects on the contemporary resonances of the last novella written by Gertrude...

    Wilie and Brewsie
  • 2019
    Esfir

    Esfir

    Esfir

    02019HD

    A contemporary interpretation of an unrealized script entitled Women, written by Soviet director Esfir Shub.

    Esfir
  • 2001
    Ritual by Rote

    Ritual by Rote

    Ritual by Rote

    02001HD

    A super 8 projection which references the essay “On the Jewish Question” by Karl Marx.

    Ritual by Rote
  • 2005
    The PSA Project

    The PSA Project

    The PSA Project

    02005HD

    The PSA Project is a series of 15 videos that speak out against the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the act of war.

    The PSA Project