Alamanya

16mm Film - Alamanya - BRD 1982

Script and Direction: Wolfgang Pfeiffer

Music: Cem Karaca

This photo film shows characteristic life situations of Turkish workers and their families in Germany. The still images are accompanied by a song by Turkish rock musician Cem Karaca, which laments homesickness and alienation in the host country, the gradual loss of cultural identity, and the wearing down of vitality in securing one's existence. The motivational film makes the inner tensions of Turks in Germany tangible.

Sources

  1. YouTube channel: The Art of Film on 16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
  2. 16mm Filmography editors — year, country, description