Emir Cakaroz

Revza

Emir Cakaroz

Emir Cakaroz, Revza Cakaroz

While the film focuses on a mother and son’s relationship, it investigates the long-term effects of the immigration of the filmmaker’s family from Bulgaria to Turkey and the life of a widow in a patriarchal culture.

Two Photographs

Emir Cakaroz

A personal documentary film that is about the immigration of the filmmaker's family from Bulgaria to Turkey.

Riverwest Film & Video

Emir Cakaroz

Xav Leplae

Take a deep dive into the underground eco-system that is Milwaukee's Riverwest Film & Video. Part video store, part radio station, and totally trippy, Riverwest serves as a neighborhood hangout for cinephiles, soulful singers, and lost souls. Director Emir Cakaroz takes his place with the other flies on the wall and introduces us to an amazing cast of real-life characters, from self proclaimed rabbis to would-be bike messengers, it takes all kinds to create the self-contained universe that is Riverwest Film & Video.

Dad's Apple

Emir Cakaroz

Emir Cakaroz, Rafael Cakaroz

Recreates memories the filmmaker has of his dad. It presents an observation of a father from the point of view of a young child and shows how the immigration of the filmmaker's family from Bulgaria to Turkey shaped their lives.