Cynthia Madansky Movies

  • 2015
    Anna Pina Teresa

    Anna Pina Teresa

    Anna Pina Teresa

    02015HD

    Anna, Pina, Teresa reinterprets the pivotal scene in Rossellini’s “Roma Città Aperta” where Anna Magnani, who plays the...

    Anna Pina Teresa
  • 2005
    The PSA Project

    The PSA Project

    The PSA Project

    02005HD

    The PSA Project is a series of 15 videos that speak out against the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the act of war.

    The PSA Project
  • 2014
    If Not,

    If Not,

    If Not,

    02014HD

    If Not is a meditation on love, inspired by If Not, Winter by Sappho, translated by Anne Carson. Filmed in Ephesus and Brooklyn.

    If Not,
  • 2018
    KG

    KG

    KG

    102018HD

    Subjectively capturing the spirit of contemporary Athens, Madansky turns to Greek anarchist poet Katerina Gogou as a source of inspiration. The...

    KG
  • 2001
    Ritual by Rote

    Ritual by Rote

    Ritual by Rote

    02001HD

    A super 8 projection which references the essay “On the Jewish Question” by Karl Marx.

    Ritual by Rote
  • 2008
    Minot, North Dakota

    Minot, North Dakota

    Minot, North Dakota

    12008HD

    The town Minot is home to a U.S. Air Force base that guards 150 nuclear missiles buried in northern North Dakota. The weapons of mass destruction...

    Minot, North Dakota
  • 2012
    1+8

    1+8

    1+8

    52012HD

    1+8 is a film about Turkey’s unique position between West and East and her relationship to her eight very distinct and diverse neighbors. 1+8...

    1+8
  • 2015
    E42

    E42

    E42

    02015HD

    E42 is a cinematic exploration of the area in Rome knows as the EUR, a modernist landscape that was originally designated by Mussolini as the the...

    E42
  • 1995
    We At Her

    We At Her

    We At Her

    01995HD

    A story about a woman descending into mental illness.

    We At Her
  • 2013
    1+8 Installation

    1+8 Installation

    1+8 Installation

    02013HD

    1+8 is a dynamic eight-screen video installation about Turkey and her eight neighbors based on the feature film of the same name directed by Cynthia...

    1+8 Installation
  • 2021
    Flowers for LH

    Flowers for LH

    Flowers for LH

    02021HD

    Flowers for LH reflects on the last play written by Lorraine Hansberry entitled What Use Are Flowers?

    Flowers for LH
  • 2020
    Kalan / What Remains

    Kalan / What Remains

    Kalan / What Remains

    02020HD

    Kalan / What Remains is a dance film shot in Istanbul reflecting on excerpts from the novel Kalan by Leyla Erbil.

    Kalan / What Remains
  • 2019
    Esfir

    Esfir

    Esfir

    02019HD

    A contemporary interpretation of an unrealized script entitled Women, written by Soviet director Esfir Shub.

    Esfir