Acting
Nisan Arikan
Born 1991-04-20 · Istanbul, Turkey
Nisan Arikan (born 1991 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a German-Turkish actress and editor. She completed her acting training at the Bühnenstudio Hamburg from 2008 to 2010 and subsequently participated in various international workshops and masterclasses—including the Talent Campus Sarajevo (in collaboration with Berlinale Talents) and workshops on the Strasberg and DeFazio methods in Istanbul. Arikan is based in Hamburg and has additional accommodation options available in Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart, Ankara, and Istanbul, among other locations. She is a native speaker of German and Turkish, and also speaks English. She is known, among other things, for her work on the productions *Bearkittens*, *Leon muss sterben*, and *Performaniax*. Additionally, she has played roles in film and television productions such as *Birthright*, *Nagellack auf Plexiglas*, *SOKO Stuttgart*, and *Malibu – Mein Traum, dein Traum*. On the theater stage, she has appeared in productions including *Der Flüsterer im Dunkeln*, *Dagon*, *Schatten über Innsmouth*, and *Pickmans Supermodel*—works created in collaboration with Lars Henriks and the Miskatonic Theater. Arikan is also active in the audio sector, having contributed to audio drama productions such as *Korridore*, *Korridore 2*, and *Miskatonic High School*. For her work, she has received several awards and grants, including the *INITIAL* special scholarship from the Academy of Arts (Akademie der Künste) and the Audience Choice Award at the International Sanford Film Festival for *Leon muss sterben*.
Acting credits
5.8A sensitive young man frantically fights against the changes in his life. When his best friend leaves their shared flat he feels forced to face up to the improvement.
Lukas taucht
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Birthright
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6.0Leon is in his mid-twenties and terminally ill. He invents a technology that allows him to computerize his mind and live forever. This technology will be the downfall of mankind, so freedom fighter Aqua travels back from the future to kill him. The two fall in love and turbulent events follow.
Leon Must Die
2017
6.0A film inspired by one of Germany's most visited blogs. The author of the site www.notesofberlin.com, Joab Nist, posts pictures of real announcements, notes, information that people leave in the streets of Berlin. The film follows 15 genuine notes and protagonists. The result is 15 funny, tragic, fascinating episodes about people and the city they live in. Twenty-four hours from the life of the city. The story begins with a note attached to a street lamp, with the message “For one minute please just stand here in silence, look at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is”. Is it possible that only a very drunk young man notices the text and looks upwards? An extraordinary mood picture of present-day Berlin and a declaration of love for the city.
Notes of Berlin
2021
5.0Reversed at birth: 15 years later, two families, two cultures and two children collide in a way that couldn't be more different.
Kückückskind
2014
6.0Retired teacher Ulla is celebrating her golden wedding anniversary with her husband Paul. Unfortunately, Ulla's romantic idea of renewing their vows backfires, as her husband has fallen in love with Ulla's best friend.
Ich will mein Glück zurück
2023
NRThree roommates on lock-down over Christmas. With the big date approaching, everything gets more and more mythological. Will all of them make it out alive? Surreal Christmas comedy, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Covid Metamorphosen
2021
Behind the camera
5.0A wannabe actress hooks herself up with a weird theater troupe.
Performaniax
2020
6.0Leon is in his mid-twenties and terminally ill. He invents a technology that allows him to computerize his mind and live forever. This technology will be the downfall of mankind, so freedom fighter Aqua travels back from the future to kill him. The two fall in love and turbulent events follow.
Leon Must Die
2017
NRThree roommates on lock-down over Christmas. With the big date approaching, everything gets more and more mythological. Will all of them make it out alive? Surreal Christmas comedy, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Covid Metamorphosen
2021