Synopsis
It’s been years since Akın has been in and out of the hospital. He’s relentless, angry, and shellshocked from being stuck in the system. Since his discharge, he’s well aware that his old life is long gone. He has become unable to leave his family house except for occasional visits to religious monuments in Istanbul. During those visits, he falls into a state of ecstasy as he tries to take refuge in God. These divine structures trigger something in him. As he loses touch with his true self, his mind shifts into another reality.
Filmmaker
Gürcan Keltek
He studied film at Dokuz Eylül University before directing several shorts including Overtime, screened at Visions Du Réel. His medium-length film Colony was screened at FIDMarseille. His first feature film Meteorlar won more than twenty awards including First Feature Film Award and Boccolino d’Oro Film Critics’ Award at Locarno Film Festival. It was screened at many international film festivals including Rotterdam, BAFICI, Viennale, Bordeaux, Fajr, Hong Kong and the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Art of the Real. Gulyabani premiered at Signs of Life of Locarno Festival and was screened at Tate Modern, Reykjavik, Rotterdam and Viennale. His next feature film project New Dawn Fades was selected to L’Atelier of Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
Filmography: New Dawn Fades (2024, D'A 2025), Gulyabani (mid-length film, 2018), Meteors (2017), Colony (mid-length film, 2015), The Burning Mountain (short film, 2014), Overtime (short film, 2011)
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