Özcan Alper

Sumru, a young ethnomusicologist in search of her lost lover, leaves Istanbul for a three-month research project in Diyarbakır. While crossing paths with locals and tracing the pains of others through a music project based on Anatolian mournings, she comes to ...  (more)

Arrested while a student in university, Yusuf is released from prison after ten years. He returns home and is welcomed by his sick and elderly mother. Soon he will meet Eka, a beautiful Georgian girl who is a sex worker, and love becomes a final desperate attempt ...  (more)

At the times of World War II, accomplished painter and translator Aram flees Istanbul due to political offenses. When he is trapped at the USSR-Georgia borders, his flight turns into a remembrance of things past...  (more)

The countenance of Joseba Sarrionandia is multi-faceted, not only for having dabbled in all literary forms of expression, but for having been capable of creating his own imagery, composed of endless worlds. Thus, several of the elements appearing in the literary ...  (more)

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Omnibus of five short films that were shot in the Turkish province of Kars, on the border with Armenia. Among the five directors are three debutants who were chosen to film their stories after winning a scenario contest. The final result is a sympathetic collection ...  (more)

Yusuf, 12, lives in the Digor district of Kars and goes to school every day by bicycle. Although it takes a long time, this trip gives him the opportunity to see Leyla, a girl he particularly likes, for a brief moment each morning.  (more)

A young poet named Lal (32) spends his endless days alone with his thoughts inside his small prison cell. A sparrow, not certain if its real or if its a product of his imagination, suddenly appears inside his cell. This sparrow flying frantically while looking for ...  (more)

After 8 years of self-inflicted exile Ishak reluctantly returns to his hometown. There, he must face the demons of his own past and inevitably confront his old community, who is reluctant to uncover its deeply buried sins. At his mother's funeral Ishak encounters ...  (more)

One day waves bring a wooden statue of Lenin to a small town by the Black Sea. The statue is erected in the town square by the Municipality with the hope that it would attract tourists to the town. As an official opening ceremony is planned with the participation ...  (more)

An unexpected reunion between a traveling musician and his son opens old wounds as the two set out on a long journey to a troubadour festival.  (more)