19.11 / 23:34
Fighting
Director Nisan Dag on Capturing Turkish Rap Scene in ‘When I’m Done Dying’ and Fighting Homophobic Censorship (EXCLUSIVE)
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTurkish director Nisan Dag, who is a Columbia Film School Graduate, made a splash at Slamdance and other fests in 2015 with debut feature “Across the Sea,” a relationship drama that she co-directed. Her followup “When I’m Done Dying,” directed solo this time, delves into the world of hip-hop subculture in Istanbul’s slums where the cheap and deadly drug known as bonzai gets in the way of a 19-year-old aspiring rapper’s musical ambitions as well as his love affair with an older affluent DJ.“When I’m Done Dying,” made in collaboration with rapper Da Poet (Ozan Erdogan), who is one of the top beat makers in Turkey, is being sold internationally by Magnolia Pictures.