SAVE SALAAM!
Specials
Shot in the style of direct cinema, this film depicts the fight to save the Salaam Cinema cultural centre in Baku. In 2019, while a workshop was being held, workers forced entry into the listed building with the intention of tearing it down. In response, a group of cultural workers occupied the venue peacefully at first – however, when the building was stormed, the conflict escalated, with physical confrontations and heated arguments. The activists’ efforts are an attempt to preserve the location as a creative place for the self-determination of a film scene. Salaam Cinema is the primary venue for DokuBaku.
SALAAM’I XİLAS EDİN! / SALAAM’I XİLAS EDİN!
AZE 2019 / 19 min
Director: Orkhan Adigozelov
- Screenplay: Orkhan Adigozelov, Nihad J.
- Cinematographer: Orkhan Adigozelov
- Editor: Orkhan Adigozelov
- Music: Tahir Ibishov
Shot in the style of direct cinema, this film depicts the fight to save the Salaam Cinema cultural centre in Baku. In 2019, while a workshop was being held, workers forced entry into the listed building with the intention of tearing it down. In response, a group of cultural workers occupied the venue peacefully at first – however, when the building was stormed, the conflict escalated, with physical confrontations and heated arguments. The activists’ efforts are an attempt to preserve the location as a creative place for the self-determination of a film scene. Salaam Cinema is the primary venue for DokuBaku.
- Screenplay: Orkhan Adigozelov, Nihad J.
- Cinematographer: Orkhan Adigozelov
- Editor: Orkhan Adigozelov
- Music: Tahir Ibishov