inspired by a dream, sound dreams of istanbul features many musicians of istanbul’s free improvisation music scene who are invited to recite their sonic dreams and stage them
as musical performances, the film evolves into a phantasmagoric portrait of the city, shifting between dream and reality.
awards
best sound design – documentarist, istanbul
audience award – soundwatch, berlin
special mention – boston turkish festival, boston
credits
cast: sevket akinci, oguz büyükberber, anil eraslan, korhan erel, volkan ergen, elif canfeza gündüz, zeynep ayse hatipoglu, alper maral, merve salgar, tolga tüzün
director/editor/cinematographer: anil eraslan
producer: anil eraslan
co-producers: kıvılcım akay, merve salgar
line producer: fuat mert başol
sound recording and mix: alexis baskind
5.1 remix: armand lesecq
sound design: alexis baskind and anil eraslan
colorist: eliott becheau
duration: 70’
format: dcp / color / digital & super 8
category: documentary
language: turkish
subtitles: english, french
shooting location: istanbul, turkey
completion date: january 2025
production company: tantana film
co-production company: akay film
premiere: april 2025 (istanbul film festival)
screenings in festivals & venues
istanbul film festival / istanbul, april 2025
istanbul modern art museum / istanbul, may 2025
documentarist / istanbul, june 2025
darağaç / izmir, june 2025
gmea dans l’écart / toulouse, july 2025
les habitées / strasbourg, july 2025
see the sound / cologne, july 2025
ayvalık ff / ayvalık, september 2025
film & music festival / İzmir, september 2025
a-minor / halle, september 2025
womex film program / tampere, october 2025
boston turkish festival / boston, november 2025
antakya film festival / november 2025
musical ecran / bordeaux, november 2025
soundwatch / berlin, november 2025
baobab / thessaloniki, november 2025
green bridge / trikala, november 2025
f451 / ioannina, november 2025
nekubi / kavala, november 2025
ket / athens, november 2025
fragment / metz, december 2025
haliç film festival / istanbul, december 2025
kunsthalle / mannheim, january 2026
cinéma royal / le mans, january 2026
cinéma manivel / redon, march 2026
tüpisch türkisch festival / cologne, march 2026
la fraternelle / saint-claude, april 2026
la brèche / sainte foy la grande, april 2026
météo festival / mulhouse, april 2026
bar de l’aube / st etienne, april 2026
schönegg varieté / zurich, april 2026
rock this town / pau, april 2026
archipel festival / geneva, april 2026
worm / rotterdam, july 2026