Welcome to Istanbul Enzo
a Musical Documentary Film ,coming on 2014
Enzo Ikah 'Mr. Fascist' Official Video Clip, January 2013
Enzo Ikah 'Empty Words' , Music Video Clip, July 2013
The musical documentary is inspired by the upcoming album "Welcome to Istanbul" made by Enzo İkah, a Congolese Refugee in Istanbul. Exploring Enzo's musical journey in Istanbul the film follows his daily live and struggle, intending to raise awareness for the new coming refugees. Advocating ; "every person should be able to realize their potentials, make use of their talents and realize their dreams". Being a refugee should not prevent the need for exercising one's self and hopes. Our collaborative project at the end will produce many more video clips, which will enable Enzo, to make use of the participatory work in order to promote his songs, as an aspiring musician.
Welcome to Istanbul, Video Clip shootings May 2013
Enzo , fights injustice through his songs dedicated to social causes, freedom of expression and life, human rights, brotherhood, unity and love.Most of his songs are autobiographic and intended to reach the African audiences whom are being suppressed by dictatorships, oppressive regimes, for those who are living lives in danger, fear, destitution and hunger. Enzo says; that he hopes to give "hope" to his people through his songs.
Prior to his asylum request being approved in Turkey; Enzo, was sentenced to ten years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for composing and singing an antiwar song while being broadcasted alive on TV. As he sang, against the violent killings committed by of the soldiers in DRC, he was immediately captured and was tortured badly. He understood, that to save his life, his only option was to run away, with the first flight he could find which was to Istanbul, Turkey.
Trying to earn his living as a porter doing hard labour in Turkey, Enzo's talent was discovered by of those around. Enzo today has two albums " Red and Black and White" and "Welcome to Istanbul" 2013.The video below, is made in collaboration with the artist and myself, for his new song "Mr. Fascist" , intending that we can later on collect our work together into produce a musical documentary film on Enzo's life and cause, through his music.
The video clip above, is about trying to find Mr. Fascist. We seek for him throughout the space from the satellite, trying to remind everyone that the planet belongs to all, and that it is just a foolish dream to seek for one man's power. Although, a craziness of dictatorships and fascists unfortunately still remains to exist today, perhaps more then ever before, by referring to Charlie Chaplin's "the great dictator" as Mr. Fascist, we search for the dictator in the entire video and lough in amusement at the end, to his disappointment of not being able to rule the world.
Prior to his asylum request being approved in Turkey; Enzo, was sentenced to ten years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for composing and singing an antiwar song while being broadcasted alive on TV. As he sang, against the violent killings committed by of the soldiers in DRC, he was immediately captured and was tortured badly. He understood, that to save his life, his only option was to run away, with the first flight he could find which was to Istanbul, Turkey.
Trying to earn his living as a porter doing hard labour in Turkey, Enzo's talent was discovered by of those around. Enzo today has two albums " Red and Black and White" and "Welcome to Istanbul" 2013.The video below, is made in collaboration with the artist and myself, for his new song "Mr. Fascist" , intending that we can later on collect our work together into produce a musical documentary film on Enzo's life and cause, through his music.
The video clip above, is about trying to find Mr. Fascist. We seek for him throughout the space from the satellite, trying to remind everyone that the planet belongs to all, and that it is just a foolish dream to seek for one man's power. Although, a craziness of dictatorships and fascists unfortunately still remains to exist today, perhaps more then ever before, by referring to Charlie Chaplin's "the great dictator" as Mr. Fascist, we search for the dictator in the entire video and lough in amusement at the end, to his disappointment of not being able to rule the world.