Asi Film - To Go - "My Marlon and Brando"

"Do not forget me Istanbul" was shown at the 30th Istanbul Film Festival.

"Don't Let the Darkness Be Forgotten" was shown at the 30th Istanbul Film Festival.

"Don't Let the Darkness Be Forgotten" was shown at the International Human Rights Film Festival and forum in Geneva.

"Brutal Consciences" received the Special Jury Award at the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival.

As Film Production has been a collective of independent filmmakers in Istanbul for over ten years, bringing together filmmakers from all over the Middle East. In 2006, its co-founder Hüseyin Karabey registered it as an offical production company in order to produce "My Marlon and Brando", which has already received some international awards, thus transforming Asi Film Production into an established and successful company in the public eyes.

Resources and facilities have been built up which are now being used by a collective of filmmakers who may be temporarily based in Istanbul but tell stories from all around the region.

Asi Film produced recently "Do Not Forget Me Istanbul" with 7 international directors.

No Darkness Can Make Us Forget

Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

Brutal Consciences

Captain Kemal, a Comrade

5-Year Syndrome

To Go - "My Marlon and Brando"

He Missed His Appointment with Death

Zeynep Tanbay Dance Project

Rhapsody and Melancholy in Tokai City

Verdict - Having Considered Everything

A Breath With Pina Bausch

One Country, One Time, One Man

We Deviated From the Path

A Gift for Nazim 1

A Gift for Nazim 2

Silent Death

Boran

Lost People and Streets

Name: Aytaç

Singles House

1 May 2 Films

Etrus Camp

Coming Soon...

Asi Film is a collective company formed by independent filmmakers. It produces motion picture, documentary film, short film and international co-production projects and also provides production services to international filmmakers working on projects in Turkey.

To Go - "My Marlon and Brando"

Three years ago, in real-life, Hama Ali, a charismatic actor from Iraq famous locally for his performance as Iraq's version of Superman, met Ayca on a film-set. He and Ayca, a fiery actress from Turkey, had a passionate love affair before returning to their respective homes. From his Kurdish village, Hama Ali sends Ayca video love letters which he has filmed on his handycam. She watches them from her sofa in Istanbul, with her cat for company. The video love letters capture the hellish violence engulfing Iraq, the goats and uncles populating his rural area, and also his tender affection towards her. Feeling suffocated by her own city and angered by the indifference towards the war that surrounds her, Ayca decides to make the journey eastwards to Iraq to be reunited with her lover. "To Go", a dramatic feature film, is based on the true story of Ayca's departure from Istanbul and her extraordinary journey to the Iraqi border. At a time when many people were fleeing from East to West in search of safety, Ayca makes the opposite journey, in search of love. She is helped by immigrant artists who live in the slums of Istanbul and the mothers of long distance truck drivers who she meets at various border towns. The journey takes her through breathtaking landscapes, strange encounters and terrifying times.

Director: Hüseyin KARABEY

Screenwriter: Hüseyin KARABEY, Ayça DAMGACI

Director of Photography: A. Emre TANYILDIZ

Music by: Kemal Sahir Gürel, Erdal Güney, Hüseyin Yıldız

Edited by: Mary Stephan

Sound Recordist: Mohammed MOKHTARİ

Produced by: Asi Film, Ajans 21, Motel Film, Lucinda ENGLEHART, Sophie LORANT, Hary Sutherland, Dennis Tal

Production Year:2008

Duration: 93 min

Cast

Ayça DAMGACI

Hama Ali KHAN