Ever Since, I Have Been Flying

a film by Aylin Gökmen

Switzerland | 18' | 08/2023 | documentary

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.

“Aylin Gökmen constructs a filmic narrative of pure sensuality, turned towards the past but without nostalgic complacency.”
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“Aylin Gökmen constructs a filmic narrative of pure sensuality, turned towards the past but without nostalgic complacency.”
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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′
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Crew

Director: Aylin Gökmen
Screenplay: Aylin Gökmen
Producer: Aylin Gökmen (A Vol d’Oiseau)
Executive Producers: Séverine Tibi (Sevana Films)
Cinematographer: Victor Maes
Sound Recording: Utku Gürler
Sound Design: Philippe Ciompi
Editor: Aylin Gökmen
Composer: Yom

Festivals

  • Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland (2 – 12 August, 2023)
    Pardi di domani – National Competition
  • Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (7 – 17 September, 2023)
    Short Cuts
  • Camden International Film Festival, United States (14 – 17 September, 2023) 
    Official Selection
  • Denver Film Festival, United States (3 – 12 November, 2023)
    Competition
  • Festival dei Popoli, Italy (4 – 12th November, 2023) 
    International Competition – Short Film Section Won: Best Short-Length Documentary Award
  • Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal, Canada (16 – 26 November, 2023) 
    International Short & Mid-length Competition

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Press materials

EPK: Click here

Stills & directors’ photos: Click here

English and French dialogue lists: Click here

Downloadable trailer: Click here

Excerpts: Click here


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