Vakıf, a 60-year-old Kurdish man who grew up in a nomadic tribe in the mountains of southeast Turkey, recalls moments from his youth that have shaped his life. He takes us back to his idyllic childhood with his mother, his first love found in a cotton field and lost in the woods, and the mistreatment suffered at the hands of the police, in a cold and dark place.
Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
a film by Aylin Gökmen
“Aylin Gökmen constructs a filmic narrative of pure sensuality, turned towards the past but without nostalgic complacency.”
“Aylin Gökmen constructs a filmic narrative of pure sensuality, turned towards the past but without nostalgic complacency.”
Aylin Gökmen
Biography
Aylin Gökmen, a filmmaker from Turkey and Switzerland, has had their short films “Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth” and “Ever Since, I Have Been Flying” featured at festivals such as Toronto, Locarno, and Sundance. They are currently pursuing a PhD in Film and Moving Image Studies at Concordia University (Montreal), while developing their first feature film.
Filmography
- Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth – 2020 – 14’ (graduation film)
- Ever Since, I Have Been Flying – 2023 – 19′
