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On this episode of Showcase;

Akon City: The Real-life Wakanda? 00:37

Ola Uduku, Professor of Architecture​ 03:27

Slow Cities in Turkey 12:02

No New Worlds 14:07

'Egg-cellent' Art of Anatoliy Boyko​ 16:17

Lang Lang's Goldberg Variations 19:02

Digital Clothes Fashion Goes Digital 22:07

#Akon #Mayflower #LangLang

R&B singer Akon has a close relationship with Senegal where he spent his early childhood. He is now working on some major changes to build a new city near Dakar that resembles the fictional place of Wakanda. ​

Ola Uduku, Professor of Architecture​ 02:39

#Akon #Senegal #Wakanda

A Turkish town is trying to join a movement to take a step back and slow down the pace of life. Here is a look at Cittaslow.​

#SlowCities #Turkey #Cittaslow

On this episode of Showcase;

Venice Film Festival 2020 00:46

John Bleasdale, Film Critic 04:21

The Eight Hundred 12:13

2020 Tango World Cup Held Virtually 14:33

I'm Thinking of Ending Things 17:37

Critical Thinking 20:05

Down to Earth 23:02

#VeniceFilmFestival #Tango #Cinema

Even though many theatres remain shut and Covid cases are on the rise, the Venice Film Festival is taking a 'show must go on' approach. Here is a look at what a festival during a lockdown looks like.

John Bleasdale, Film Critic 03:19

#VeniceFilmFestival #Cinema #Pandemic

Charlie Kaufman has plunged a game show-host into the world of assassins and a puppeteer inside the mind of John Malkovich. The fantastical situations have led to dramatic character studies of underdog men. Except, his new film is changing things up a little bit.

#IamThinkingofEndingThings #Netflix #Adaptation

On this episode of Showcase;

'Who They Was' 00:32

Gabriel Krauze, Author of ‘Who They Was’ 01:02

In Conversation with Salim Azzam 09:14

Scent of My Daughter​ 15:27

Ronald Carr, Producer of 'Scent of My Daughter' 16:06

Antebellum Flops 23:05

#Books #SalimAzzam #Cinema

Gabriel Krauze -- who he is -- is an author living in the UK. And 'Who They Was' is the title of Krauze's debut novel longlisted for this year's Booker Prize.

Gabriel Krauze, Author of ‘Who They Was’ 00:31

#WhoTheyWas #Literature #Book

Turkish drama 'Scent of My Daughter' is leaving a mark on the festival scene.

Ronald Carr, Producer of 'Scent of My Daughter' 00:39

#ScentofMyDaughter #Cinema #RonaldCarr

Tucked in the mountains of Chouf in Lebanon are women whose outdated hobbies were turned into jobs because of designer Salim Azzam. With his illustrations and their embroidery, tales from the mountains are documented as fashion pieces.

#SalimAzzam #Embroidery #Artist