Left Over Work in Istanbul / Dolapdere − Beyoğlu
In this seven-minute documentary, we get to see how lively a flea market in Dolapdere/ Beyoğlu can be. We get the sense of a typical Turkish flea market where people bargain, break into conversations, have discussions on everything from the things we find in this market to musing about life itself. The camera captures all […]
Our Terrible Country
Our Terrible Country’ takes us on the perilous journey of Yassin Haj Saleh, a well-known Syrian intellectual and dissident, and the young photographer Ziad Homsi who travel together in an arduous and dangerous route from the liberated area of Douma/Damascus to Raqqa in northern Syria, only to find themselves eventually forced to leave their home […]
Tabu
A Tabu story about the words which cannot be thought separately from Turkey. (Tabu is a Turkish game females use to play at home).
Solitude
A female student is sitting alone on a bench while a group of students are talking about daily life at an university campus in Ankara.
This is Why…
Members of the Shabia at a checkpoint in Syria. The nightmare of every Syrian oppositional is to be stopped by them. They are mistreating, torturing and killing people randomly. “This is Why…” is trying to put the spectator in the place of a Syrian civilian being stopped by two Shabia. The fear of the Syrian […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Taksim Meydanı − Beyoğlu
Since summer 2013, Taksim Meydanı has lost a lot of its usual sights but still many people pass by; businessmen, businesswomen, tourists, students and dustmen. The documentary focusses on dustmen and their daily walk through the Taksim Square and its surroundings. It shows their hard work of lugging around tonnes of garbage stashed in one […]
I Am No Bird
“Toyour” meets the reality of politics when the Trump administration’s travel ban forces Samer, a green card holder, to cancel international shows and puts into question the upcoming release of his album in Beirut.
Black Land
In this ongoing crisis we all experience, we discuss economic indicators or we focus on the impact of the crisis on people, whereas we flagrantly disregard the environment, as if we owned its natural wealth, renouncing any responsibility for its protection. Through a devastating fire that broke out in August 2012, Chios’ residents experienced in […]
On the Run
The current crisis in Iraq and Syria is not caused by religious differences, but it has its roots in the policies implemented in the past three decades. Nevertheless, it is an example of criminal misuse and manipulation of religious identities. The documentary aims to capture the disastrous consequences of this crisis, which affects all groups […]
Jonathan
Jonathan arrived at Kastellorizo by accident, but stayed by choice. In one of the most remote islands of Greece, Jonathan found his home, which he takes care of. He keeps it clean and tidy. Perhaps he is the happiest resident of the island and the one offering the most services. He is involved in many […]