Voices
Deniz Demirer
Deniz Demirer is a Polish-born writer, actor and filmmaker. His filmography includes five feature films as writer and director: Nocturnal Jake (2009), Not I (2010), American Mongrel (2014), Ezer Kenegdo (2016) and Chinaroom (2016) and a short, Simon’s Agony (2019).
Articles by Deniz Demirer
Arts & CultureFilm
Amazon Prime’s ‘Sound of Metal’ explores a musician’s journey into deafness—and himself
Deniz Demirer
An austere film about a drummer going deaf finds revelation in the quiet moments.
Arts & CultureBooks
Review: An insider’s look at cop culture
Deniz Demirer
His vivid firsthand experiences on the job as a police officer are recounted extensively in Adam Plantinga's new book.
Scene from "The Trojan Women" at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club
Arts & CultureTheater
‘The Trojan Women’ speaks to the brutalities of war, in countries that know them all too well
Deniz Demirer
Since 1975, a touring production of “The Trojan Women” staged by New York’s La MaMa Experimental Theater Club has played in more than 30 countries.
photo by Mario Durane
Arts & CultureIdeas
“Miracle in Rwanda” displays the power of forgiveness even after genocide
Deniz Demirer
By praying the rosary, she’d know that her mind was on God and not the killers.