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 is a Swiss-Turkish artist, producer, and activist. She holds a B.A. in Arts from Lausanne University and an M.A. in Documentary Filmmaking from the DocNomads program. Her films combine documentary and fictional approaches, often revolving around themes of memory, imagination and landscape. Her graduation film SPIRITS AND ROCKS: AN AZOREAN MYTH had its World Premiere at Locarno and screened internationally in over 60 festivals including Sundance and Telluride. Aylin is a member of the Executive Committee of SWAN (Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network) and a curator for Docs in Orbit, a transnational podcast that supports independent documentary filmmakers.
Filmography
- Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth – 2020 – 14’ (graduation film)
