Category Archives: Turin train

These are posts by people on the Turin to Istanbul train

End of one month fairytale

This post is written in memory of all the promisses that i made to Boris for that I was gonna post something during the trip =) And here I am writing eventually, after the trip ended and to me at … Continue reading

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Vladimir Pavlovitch and the gold of the Turkish

Well, also in Moldova there is Turkish and Turkish expressions. Don’t eat as though the Turks are approaching or are you Turkish or what? A concert the other night at Babyon met the band Babaloza. And in my mind he represented the classical prototypical Ottoman. And it brought a story to my mind. At some point the Ottomans (Moldova meets the Ottoman!) And here some story about the Ottoman. The Ottoman armies were at some point retreating thru my forest in northern Moldova where as growing up. Some five hundred years earlier of course. And as they were retreating some chronics (and /or legends) Continue reading

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Timing!!

Documentary fılm makıng ıs about the tımıng…. framıng and the wrıtıng. A clear ıdea a theme a strong character who can explode the screen. Its about research.Its about connectıng wıth your subject and bringıng out the best of them. But… … Continue reading

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Great Train Party!!!

There ıs an old Finnish Proverb, ‘the fast fısh eats the slower fısh’ or somethıng to that extent. There are so many fleetıng moments to capture on thıs trıp to Istanbul that you got to swım fast to record them. … Continue reading

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Visa or not visa. Or does Turkey like your country?

Glancing inside Turkey hello everybody! This blog entry has been hastily written while on the so-called İstanbul Express, shortly after passing the Turkish border, at a somewhat weird hour like 6 a.m. Well, actually in this last blog İ’m dealing … Continue reading

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Goodbye Zagreb bed bugs. Or why we liked Pécs

On the pic above couple #8 in Pécs: Ever enthusiastic Csaba and his shy ex- EVS Budapest based expat girlfriend Marion from Brittany merrily throning on industrial wooden pallets in their soon-to be-hostel on Erszsébet utca 16 while sharing linguistic … Continue reading

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From pleasures and commitments

A documentary film should be about the personal interests of the writer-director and be treated in a warm hearted subjective way spitted out from the most sincere and modest part of yourself. That I´ve learned, and I´m happy we managed … Continue reading

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the life of a TiMe thru the life of a DaY on Istanbul Express

FADE-IN 8:00 packing and unpacking for a comfortable ride -a  quick simple guide for the best uses of side pockes inside a six-seater train compartment 9:00 reciprocity or serenidipity passing borders  ____\\\\\____ languages our hands and eyes can read and … Continue reading

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Half-time report from the Turin train

Dear blog readers & anonymous commissioned-short-film lovers, Apologies for the delay & impotence of our blogging, we shall try to equalize in the second half. We the Turin train are slowly advancing, in joyful spirits and elated harmony with respect … Continue reading

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From Belgrade with Love….

I am looking out of my window and I have Belgrade in front of me. The city is bustling and full of energy. In comparison to Zagreb, which appeared to be more like a cute provincial city, Belgrade is one … Continue reading

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