Cemile Sahin ROAD RUNNER, 2025
Video, single channel (color, sound)
Duration: 15:15 min
Dimensions variable
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
Cemile Sahin's circa 15 minutes long film ROAD RUNNER employs a fast mix of genres: cinematic storytelling alternates with drone footage, faux commercials, animations and video games. ROAD RUNNER imagines a dystopian future in which killer drones have seized control and established a brutal order. It tells the story of Bêrîtan, who struggles to free her sister from digital captivity in a parallel Virtual Reality. Inspired by the ubiquity of games such as GTA (Grand Theft Auto) or Counter Strike, ROAD RUNNER is a mash-up of narrative strategies from film, TV, video games and social media platforms. It’s hybrid aesthetics draw on the quick, direct communication of TikTok videos as well as on the tough, militaristic do-or-die storytelling of gaming culture.