Cem Kaya

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Born in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1976, he studied communication design in Stuttgart and worked first as a producer, editor and director of commercials and music videos before moving into documentary. His film Remake, Remix, Rip-Off, about the Turkish Yesilçam film industry that remakes Hollywood blockbusters for the domestic cinema market, premiered at Locarno. He is also a cinematographer and worked with others filming the investigative documentary 77sqm_9:26min, about the reconstruction of the NSU murder of Halit Yozgat, which premiered at documenta 14.

Most Popular Cem Kaya Trailers

Total trailers found: 6

Arabeks Trailer (2010)

30 September 2010

Turkish arabesque, with its bitter, fatalistic, and reproachful lyrics, first emerged as the rebellion music of the slums during the industrialisation era following the establishment of the republic.

Do Not Listen! Trailer (2005)

01 February 2005

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema Trailer (2019)

17 April 2019

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world.

Love, Deutschmarks and Death Trailer (2022)

06 October 2022

Cem Kaya’s dense documentary essay celebrates 60 years of Turkish music in Germany. An alternative post-war history that is at the same time a musical Who’s Who – from Yüksel Özkasap to Derdiyoklar and Muhabbet.

The Cold Plate Trailer (2003)

10 July 2003

The Illegal Film Trailer (2019)

11 April 2019

Since time immemorial, we have used images to form a picture of the world. But never before has there been as much filming and photography as there is currently.