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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 & Culture Film
Amazon Prime’s ‘Sound of Metal’ explores a musician’s journey into deafness—and himself
Deniz DemirerJanuary 09, 2021
An austere film about a drummer going deaf finds revelation in the quiet moments.
Arts & Culture Books
Review: An insider’s look at cop culture
Deniz DemirerJune 26, 2020
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 & Culture Theater
‘The Trojan Women’ speaks to the brutalities of war, in countries that know them all too well
Deniz DemirerJanuary 17, 2020
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 & Culture Ideas
“Miracle in Rwanda” displays the power of forgiveness even after genocide
Deniz DemirerApril 05, 2019
By praying the rosary, she’d know that her mind was on God and not the killers.