The myth of an ancient lake monster dates back to the ancestors of Armenians and Kurds around Lake Van in Turkey, a region that witnessed the ethnic cleansing of both peoples. On the crossroads of mythological, political, and personal realms, different forms of erasure are concealed. Though here, where even monsters are politicised, the topography holds its own memory.
Festival 2026
detours while speaking of monsters
Germany, 2024
Directed by
Deniz Şimşek
Deniz Şimşek
Running time
18 mins
18 mins
Tickets
2 May 2026, 3:00 PM
Past Event
Museum of the Home

Director Bio
Deniz Şimşek studied Film and Art in Istanbul and Berlin. Delving into the interplay between socio-political phenomena and personal fragments, her films experiment with narrative devices that fracture dominant storytelling conventions, as part of a broader practice to reframe and challenge hegemonic narratives. Her narrators, be they landforms, mythical beings, or autofictional selves, operate in shifting patterns reminiscent of memories and dreams.