Limbo² : Trapped by the COVID-19 pandemic, an Istanbul-born international student contemplates the meaning of freedom while facing the Byzantine process of the US permanent residency application.
L I M B O²
Limbo² is a personal documentary about experiences, tribulations, and difficulties. I have always dreamed about moving with my family to the U.S. to have better opportunities and a better quality of life, so when the opportunity came across, it was essential for me to grasp it. Limbo² delivers on those difficulties and experiences with personal memories, archival footage, and one-on-one interviews. As a filmmaker, I want to showcase experiences that I value that should be displayed on the big screen, and to that extent I work closely with my one on one interviews to foster deep conversations. I hope everyone that watches Limbo² takes away that there are thousands of people either making plans to emigrate to a new country or have already put their action in motion and that the process itself, while can be daunting, isn’t walked alone.
Running Time 18mins
Directed by Ali Can Usuloglu
Produced by Ali Can Usuloglu
Edited by Ali Can Usuloglu
Cinematographer Ali Can Usuloglu
Sound by Ali Can Usuloglu
Demi Canty
Crew - Demi Canty- Sound & Light
Demi Lashawn Canty is a current MFA in filmmaking student at the Maryland institute college of art, due to graduate in 2021. He has worked across multiple creative disciplines including as a mosaic artist for the American Visionary Art Museum, a Jewelry maker with Alitas Jewelry and a social designer with New York City's Administration for Child services. Demi currently holds a BA degree in architecture from Morgan State University and a Masters of Arts in Social Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Demi’s current interest is in writing, directing and producing his own projects. He resides in New York City with his family.
Crew- Matthew Flynn- Composer
Matthew Flynn is a music composer and classical singer. Particularly interested in writing music for video games and films, Matthew has collaborated with students and professionals in this medium. He's been involved in student films, advertisement videos, and is currently working on a video game project at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, under development for use in fine motor rehabilitation. He also contracts as a music composer for the Philadelphia-based digital media company, Creative Outfit. An accomplished singer as well as composer, Matthew is one of the founding members of The Quintave Singers (www.thequintavesingers.com), an all-male chamber choir in Philadelphia.
Crew- Yuanyuan Zhou- Illustrator & Promotional Materials
Yuanyuan Zhou is a current student majoring in MFA Illustration Practice in MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). Before entering the art field, Yuanyuan majored in accounting and finance and had work experience in education before applying for a master’s degree in illustration. After one year of self-study, she started her journey of being a professional illustrator. As a person from a non-art field, illustration for her is a way to communicate, collaborate with people in other fields and disseminate information visually, and she has dedicated her energy and creativity to that since then.