Pitch Exercise

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Separated geo-politically into North and South, Cyprus has been under a ceasefire for almost fifty years. This project will intimately explore how identity is shaped, challenged, and interpreted on an island affected by conflict.

Cyprus is an island with a complex history, yet the majority of people are unaware of its existence, let alone the ever-present political situation on the island. During a time where film is progressively being utilised as a tool for the artistic representation of socio-political events, a story as unique and concurrent as the one Cyprus holds is a significant one to tell. As a history graduate, developing this project would involve applying two years worth of research on Cypriot history, identity, and ethnography (which I've already completed during my undergrad). Having experience in oral interviews, I would like to incorporate these both indirectly (as research) and explicitly, by using video footage, or audio recordings of interviews I plan to execute with Cypriot people (Greek-speaking and Turkish-speaking). Since it is important for Cyprus and its people to be at the forefront, I'll have to undertake it back home, where I have extensive access to people and resources. Although this project will be specific to the social and geo-political divison present in Cyprus, division and conflict of identity are universal elements in society, so I'd like to present this story in a way that will be interpreted and felt by non-Cypriots.

 

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