Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

  • February 7, 2024 / 19:00
  • February 18, 2024 / 15:00

Director: Thien An Pham
Cast: Dylan Besseau, Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh
Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain, 2023, 178', DCP, color
Vietnamese with Turkish subtitles 

The film, which was selected as the best debut film at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and won the Golden Camera Award, follows Thien on a tragic journey with his five-year-old nephew, who is left motherless after a horrific traffic accident. Thien sets out to their rural hometown to find his brother, who disappeared years ago, in an attempt to entrust his nephew, Dao, to him. However, the journey is interrupted by a series of dreams and mesmerizing encounters that reignite suppressed memories and forbidden desires. Amidst Vietnam's unique landscapes, Thien questions the meaning of life and existence.

Innocence of Memories

Innocence of Memories

Dark City

Dark City

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

Il Cavallo di Leonardo

Il Cavallo di Leonardo

In 1493, exactly 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci was finishing the preparations for casting the equestrian monument (4 times life size), which Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan commissioned in memory of his father some 12 years earlier. 

Good News from the Skies

Good News from the Skies

Inspired by the exhibition And Now the Good News, which focusing on the relationship between mass media and art, we prepared horoscope readings based on the chapters of the exhibition. Using the popular astrological language inspired by the effects of the movements of celestial bodies on people, these readings with references to the works in the exhibition make fictional future predictions inspired by the horoscope columns that we read in the newspapers with the desire to receive good news about our day. 

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico was born on July 10, 1888, in Volos, Greece, to an Italian family. His mother, Gemma Cervetto, was from a family of Genoa origin, but most likely she was born in Izmir. His father, Evaristo, was born on June 21, 1841 in the Büyükdere district of Istanbul.