AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
September 2015 Vol.96 No.9
LOST & FOUND
Co-directors Aren Perdeci and Ela Alyamac invite AC into the grading suite
for their historical fairy tale ''Lost Birds''.
By Jon D. Witmer
FOREIGN FILM SUBMISSION, 2015: LOST BIRDS (Turkey)
By HFPA December 5,2015 - Aida Takla O'Reilly
''Lost Birds'' has a poignant story and great performances from the young actors, as well as stunning and poetic visuals with beautiful music that sings to the soul.
It ends on a bitter-sweet note which resonates with the audience for days. The film is a labor of love that has been hand crafted for every small detail.
ACADEMY of MOTION PICTURE ARTS and SCIENCES
Margaret Herrick Library's Core Collection.
The screenplay for ''Lost Birds’' was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Margaret Herrick Library's Core Collection in 2016.
LOST BIRDS FINDS A HOME AT THE ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
By Bill Higgins 11/13/2015
Co-writer/co-director Ela Alyamac said they’d tried to make a film that "expressed the tragedy of the Armenian exile but tell it through the eyes of innocent children."
LOST BIRDS IS ON ARRIRAW SHOWREEL
''Lost Birds'' has been selected to the ARRIRAW SHOWREEL along with 2015 Academy Award contender, Unbroken, Ida, Whiplash and Birdman.
''Lost Birds'' is the first film that is shot in Turkey with ARRI ALEXA XT camera in ARRI RAW format.
LOST BIRDS IS ON SHOTDECK
Then we have 2015’s LOST BIRDS from Turkey, directed by Aren Perdeci and Ela Alyamac and shot by Perdeci himself, notable as the first Turkish-made film to grapple directly with the Armenian Genocide of 1915. While the cinematography and period production design are exquisitely crafted across the entire film, try filtering for only Extreme Wide shots to admire the stunning beauty of the Anatolian landscapes captured by Perdeci and Alyamac.
NEW SHOTS: JOJO RABBIT, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, LOST BIRDS, THE MILK OF SORROW, HUSTLE & FLOW
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