
Kazım Öz
2021Zer
Kazım Öz
Nik Xhelilaj, Güler Ökten
Zer is the story of a song, whispered to Jan's ear on his grandmother's deathbed. A survivor of Dersim Massacre, Zarife hid her identity, her past in her memory of this song. Raised in NYC, Jan begins a journey through Kurdistan, searching for his grandma's past and his own self.
Zer
Fotograf
Kazım Öz
Faruk and Ali meet on a bus. They are about the same age but they are on their way to opposite destinations. Faruk is going to do his military service in the Turkish army while Ali is on his way to the mountains to join the Kurdish rebels. Hiding each other the reason of their journey, during their journey, a genuine friendship develops between them. Several months later they "will meet again", but in the front line.
The Photograph
Beyaz Çinar
Kazım Öz
Zeynel Kahraman
The White Sycamore is a documentary that has a cultural aspect focusing on 'Zeynel Dede' (Zeynel Kahraman) who lives in a mountain village in Hozat/Dersim (a Kurdish city in the East part of Turkey), an extraordinary person, a master of music, instruments, lyric writing, stone masonry, wood shaping, animal breeding, beekeeping and also focusing on his very much talented children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The White Sycamore