Zeynep Dadak

The Blue Wave (2013)

Deniz and her friends, who have been apart for the summer, have much to tell each other. While adults are busy with their professional lives, Deniz and her friends are still confused about their university plans. Through the worries of their daily routines, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
CAST:  Onur Saylak  •  Barış Hacıhan  •  Albina Özden  •  Ayris Alptekin

Deniz and her friends, who have been apart for the summer, have much to tell each other. While adults are busy with their professional lives, Deniz and her friends are still confused about their university plans. Through the worries of their daily routines, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
CAST:  Onur Saylak  •  Barış Hacıhan  •  Albina Özden  •  Ayris Alptekin

On the Coast (2010)

The film reflects on the nature of vacation, as it is a transformed version of reality, the fantastical counterpart to winter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
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The film reflects on the nature of vacation, as it is a transformed version of reality, the fantastical counterpart to winter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
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For the Record: The World Tribunal on Iraq (2007)

A document of the momentous culmination of a series of world tribunals held in 30 cities around the world, providing testimonials of the war crimes committed by the US and it’s allies in the war in Iraq. This culminating session was held in Istanbul in 2006.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Alisa Lebow  •  Başak Ertür  •  Enis Köstepen
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A document of the momentous culmination of a series of world tribunals held in 30 cities around the world, providing testimonials of the war crimes committed by the US and it’s allies in the war in Iraq. This culminating session was held in Istanbul in 2006.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Alisa Lebow  •  Başak Ertür  •  Enis Köstepen
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Elope (2012)

Elope is the story of a sorrowful, half human and half donkey adolescent. During the journey he takes from the city into nature, he is accompanied by his mother, his mother’s morning coffee friends, plastic birds, real horses and "kim ki o"…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
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Elope is the story of a sorrowful, half human and half donkey adolescent. During the journey he takes from the city into nature, he is accompanied by his mother, his mother’s morning coffee friends, plastic birds, real horses and "kim ki o"…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
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Invisible to the Eye (2020)

The same route after three and a half centuries... A creative documentary following the footsteps of the Ottoman-Armenian intellectual and traveler Eremya Celebi Komurciyan into the cosmopolitan Istanbul of the 17th century. Long before the invention of cinema, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak
CAST:  Sezgi Mengi

The same route after three and a half centuries... A creative documentary following the footsteps of the Ottoman-Armenian intellectual and traveler Eremya Celebi Komurciyan into the cosmopolitan Istanbul of the 17th century. Long before the invention of cinema, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak
CAST:  Sezgi Mengi

Now, Everyone (2014)

A sunny day at the Archery Club. A play within a play within a play... Taking a break from the practice, five friends play “Wink Murder”. Strategy, intuition and luck – each has its own moment of triumph. Which one’s the hardest? Proving one’s innocence or hiding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
CAST:  Pınar Fidan  •  Lemi Filozof  •  Simge Günsan  •  Hakan Emre Ünal

A sunny day at the Archery Club. A play within a play within a play... Taking a break from the practice, five friends play “Wink Murder”. Strategy, intuition and luck – each has its own moment of triumph. Which one’s the hardest? Proving one’s innocence or hiding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeynep Dadak  •  Merve Kayan
CAST:  Pınar Fidan  •  Lemi Filozof  •  Simge Günsan  •  Hakan Emre Ünal

Her First (2019)

Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to make a documentary to explore the issue. The two women spend two years shooting, make 5000 kilometers, talk to established women directors and record every moment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Merve Bozcu  •  Su Baloğlu
CAST:  Nisan Dağ  •  Yeşim Ustaoğlu  •  Türkan Şoray  •  Nisan Akman

Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to make a documentary to explore the issue. The two women spend two years shooting, make 5000 kilometers, talk to established women directors and record every moment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Merve Bozcu  •  Su Baloğlu
CAST:  Nisan Dağ  •  Yeşim Ustaoğlu  •  Türkan Şoray  •  Nisan Akman