Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Overview

Director: Alican Durbaş
Turkey
Experimental | 18 min
No dialogue

Through the division of the screen into nine cinematic frames, the film Soil narrates the journey of a young man carrying a handful of soil into the grave of a deceased soldier who happens to be burying his own dead body. With form integrated into narrative, it is possible to watch every phase of his journey synchronically. Wherever he goes, the smell of the soil remains the same.

This film is part of Programme 9, screening on Tuesday 6:00 pm, 17 December 2019 in Al Hamra Cinema.