This is a personal story about a nationwide uprising, the Occupy Gezi movement in Turkey, in the summer of 2013. More of an open letter than a documentary, this movie tries to show how Turkish youth say ‘No!’ to the despotic regime and the police brutality.
Şirin Bahar Demirel was born in 1985. After graduating from the cinema department at Galatasaray University, Istanbul she has finished her MA in the Artistic Direction of Cultural Projects in France. She has worked as assistant director on feature documentaries. Currently, she is working on her photography, video and street art projects in Istanbul.
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Leviathan'la Yaşamak
Turkey
2013, 11' 25'', video
Directed by:
Şirin Bahar Demirel
Screenplay by:
Şirin Bahar Demirel
Cinematography:
Archive Footage & Şirin Bahar Demirel
Edited by:
Şirin Bahar Demirel
Music:
Tolga Gurpinar
Producer:
Şirin Bahar demirel
Produced by:
Şirin Bahar Demirel
Festivals & Awards:
Grand Junction Film Festival 2014; Transmediale 2014; Forever Incomplete Exhibition, Kunst Hier und Jetzt, Braunschweig, Germany, 2013
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