Semih Korhan Güner
FACING THE SCREEN
VOR DER LEINWAND
Germany, 2020, 25′
He spies with his little eye something that is … you. Security cameras inside the cinema halls and sleeping homeless in front of the building. Jannik is film projectionist. During his shifts he sits behind the screen and observes the few visitors. He would rather be seen on the screen himself. When he interacts with people, the line between game and reality becomes blurred. And he just can’t get rid of the homeless.
Semih Korhan Güner
After was kicked out of school, he worked first at customs in Istanbul and then as an animator in hotels and as a lifesaver in the swimming pools of Miami. He then studied film and television at Marmara University. He has lived in Germany since 2016, where he completed his postgraduate studies at the KHM with distinction in 2020.
He is currently writing his debut film, in which German tourists in Turkish hotels indulge in all-inclusive buffets. He is also producing a short film that deals with the dying of farms in Germany.