Oktay Ortabasi

A Moment in the Sun

Leslie Ortabasi, Oktay Ortabasi

The inspiring and fascinating story of the development of a solar-powered tandem bicycle, designed and built at the University of Queensland in the 1980s. A Moment in the Sun is an entertaining documentary about local solar-power pioneer, Turkish nuclear physicist Dr Ugur Ortabasi.

Fuel

Oktay Ortabasi

Marcia Ann Burrs, Will Beinbrink

Fuel is the story of a young man's struggle to save his girl from an abusive environment. Emilio discovers that he has the ability to run incredibly fast. With the hope of a scholarship, he sees an opportunity to be able to leave his hometown, along with all his troubles, and take Sandy with him. But a tragic flaw, a violent streak he possesses, induced by exposure to gasoline vapors, will all but destroy his best-laid plans. Emilio's hopes race through his heart, not like blood, but like fuel.

Güneşte Bir An

Leslie Ortabasi, Oktay Ortabasi

Uğur Ortabaşı

In the early days of solar vehicle racing, one of the most unlikely competitors was a Turkish nuclear physicist living in Australia named Ugur Ortabasi. He designed a four-seated solar powered tandem bicycle only a mother could love but in true underdog fashion it would go on to win the 1986 World Championships of Solar Vehicles. The story behind this unlikely victory was anything but sunshine and smooth sailing.