Phases of Matter (film)

Phases of Matter is a 2020 documentary directed by Deniz Tortum about the Cerrahpaşa Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. It premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2020,[1] and won the Best Documentary Award in Both Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Istanbul International Film Festival.[2][3]

Phases of Matter
Directed byDeniz Tortum
Produced byAna Maria Aslanoğlu
Öykü Canlı
Aslı Erdem
CinematographyDeniz Tortum
Edited bySercan Sezgin
Music byAlican Çamcı
Running time
71 minutes
CountryTurkey

Plot

Phases of Matter follows the day-to-day lives of various workers, such as surgeons, trainees, nurses, and imams at Istanbul's Cerrahpaşa Hospital.

Awards and nominations
Festival Year Category Results
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 Bright Futures Nomination
57. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2020 Best Documentary Won
Istanbul International Film Festival 2020 Best Documentary Won
Accessible Film Festival 2020 Best Film Won

Reception

On the film aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%.[4]

Peter Keough of Boston Globe wrote "Had Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Hospital’ wandered into Lars von Trier's ‘The Kingdom’ the unlikely result might have resembled Deniz Tortum's haunting and hypnotic Phases of Matter,"[5] while in his critique on Reverse Shot, James Wham wrote "We feel the hospital’s heartbeat; we hear this organism breathe."[6]

References
  1. "Phases of Matter | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. "National Documentary Film Competition | 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival". www.antalyaff.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. madebycat.com. "International screenings of the 39th Istanbul Film Festival to be held between 9–20 October". İKSV. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. "Phases of Matter". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  5. "Doc Talk: Medical practice, paternity test, musical inspiration - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. "First Look 2020: Phases of Matter". Reverse Shot. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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