Ep 36 - Emir Cakaroz

Published: April 29, 2021, 3 p.m.

b"Born and raised in Istanbul, Emir Cakaroz received his MFA in film from the UWM Peck School of the Arts, where is currently an Associate Lecturer in Film, Video, and Animation. In the PATHS TO HOME trilogy, Cakaroz casts his gaze on his family, and in particular, his mother and father, approaching their stories \\u2013 emigrating from Bulgaria to Turkey, being treated as outsiders, suffering with illness and loneliness, surviving and passing along traditions both sacred and domestic \\u2013 from unique and intimate angles. \\nCakaroz wields a sly, deadpan sense of humor, and his trilogy paints a complicated, nuanced, and sometimes contradictory portrait of the family unit and his place within it. Though each of the three pieces vary wildly in form and tone, seen together they form a cohesive whole, an unforgettable deep dive into what makes Cakaroz the man and filmmaker that he is.\\nOn this episode of our Cinematalk podcast, Emir Cakaroz talks with the Cinematheque's Ben Reiser about the trilogy and exploring one\\u2019s roots through the art of cinema."