This place is my life

Ayvansaray is one of the old and colorful Roma neighborhoods of Istanbul. Unfortunately however, just like the many other historical places, it has been changing. Neriman Hanim, who has been living here for almost 50 years, tells us about her childhood, her old neighbors, the festivities they celebrated and the movie theatres she went to. She is very attached to this place and is worried that her neighborhood will never be the same.

  • Nejla Osseiran
    Director
  • Ahmet Tok
    Editor
  • Cafer Ozan Turkyilmaz
    Sound/Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Burası benim hayatım
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 24, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:09
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 10th ROMA LIFE Documentary Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    November 18, 2017
  • International short Film Festival with Roma theme - FROM
    Mali Idos
    Serbia
    September 7, 2017
Director Biography - Nejla Osseiran

Nejla Osseiran, a Turkish-Lebanese photographer, worked as a teacher for many years. Her photos are social documentaries mainly concerned with human rights issues such as identity, poverty, working children and forced evictions. She has been making documentary films related to these issues since 2010.

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