Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)

Directed by

Fatih Akin

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

Germany, Turkey

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German musician travels through Istanbul with a mobile recording studio. He meets a wide range of Turkish musicians, from classical to indie rock and rap. The film shows the city's musical diversity and cultural life.

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What happens

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a 2005 documentary film directed by Fatih Akın. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul, Turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It features German musician Alexander Hacke (member of Einstürzende Neubauten) as the narrator. Hacke and Akın travelled around Istanbul with a mobile recording studio and a microphone, assembling an inspired portrait of Turkish music — from classical music to indie rock and rap. Among the featured artists in the film are (in order of appearance): Baba Zula Orient Expressions Duman Replikas Erkin Koray Ceza Ayben Istanbul Style Breakers Mercan Dede Selcuk Brenna MacCrimmon Selim Sesler Siyasiyabend Nur Ceylan Aynur (i.e. Aynur Doğan) Orhan Gencebay Müzeyyen Senar Sezen Aksu Sertab Erener (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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