Panel

Philosophy of Happiness in Cinema

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Philosophy of Happiness in Cinema

Time: 19.30 - 20.30

Speakers:

- Dr. Eda Arısoy (Ankara Science University)

- Dr. M. Safa Karataş (Sivas Cumhuriyet University)

- Dr. Semra Keleş (Izmir University of Economics)

- Dr. Fırat Osmanoğulları

"There are many worlds in the world; some are relevant, some are irrelevant..." Hirayama

The concept of happiness is one of those topics we often forget to think about in everyday life. Wim Wenders' film Perfect Days (2023) opens profound fissures that encourage us to reflect on the issue of happiness. Kierkegaard states, “Abraham believed and did not doubt. He believed in the incomprehensible, and that old man rose there with his only son for the sake of his faith, yet he did not doubt. He did not look anxiously around. Nor did he lament.” Did this surrender bring him happiness?

In a world dominated by digitalization, is seeking refuge in analog mediums a source of happiness, a choice to prefer a routine and modest life instead of getting swept away in the whirlpool of daily life in metropolises? If so, what are the dynamics of this happiness?

Is it possible to find happiness in the small, ordinary things within the routine of everyday life? How can a happy life be lived? What kind of relationship can be established between happiness and aesthetics?

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8 November 2024 Friday 19:30

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Documentaries are those artistic actions that insist on the radical tone of creating the most possible states of "being in this world," "living," and "existing." They also take on the responsibility of making an ethical and political creation - sustainable again - in the witness of looks and voices.

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Panel Neuro-CinePhilosophical Approach Accompanied by Vivaldi's Four Seasons

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Film Mindörökké (Eternal)

Mindörökké, which will have its first screening in our country, is a post-war love story set in the near future of Europe. Eternal is a dark and thought-provoking film that uses surreal environments and grotesque imagery to explore a world on the brink of collapse.

Film A Day, 365 Hours

A Day, 365 Hours is a film that tells the real stories of Reyhan, Asya, and Leyla, highlighting what it means to be a child, a young girl, and a woman in the geography they live in.

Film Perfect Days

Wim Wenders' latest film Perfect Days focuses on the seemingly ordinary yet profoundly meaningful life of Hirayama, a public toilet cleaner living a simple existence in the backstreets of Tokyo.

Film Ivan's Childhood

Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood, his first feature film, explores philosophical inquiries into the depths of the human soul with a unique visual aesthetic that revolutionized cinema history.

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