The Clocks is an essay film adapted from Ecem Arslanay’s essay titled ‘Büyük Saat, Küçük Saat, İleri Saat, Geri Saat, Yukarı Saat, Aşağı Saat’ (2019) (Big Clock, Small Clock, Forward Clock, Backward Clock, Up Clock, Down Clock) published in Manifold. It is a visual mixture of directors’ footage, various works of art from different periods and advertising visuals of various consumer products. It deals with the climate crisis through the concept of time and acts as a poetic warning.
