Don't let them kill the olive trees

In June 2017, when the people of Gülpınar village found out about the geothermal energy excavation in the middle of their olive groves, they immediately filed a lawsuit to stop and cancel the execution. As the drilling work accelerated, the people became aware of the danger so without waiting for the court decision, they started a watch to prevent the machines from harming their olive trees.
The olive watch lasted 33 days and nights and ended when the drilling site was completely vacated from the drilling machines.

  • Nejla Osseiran
    Director
    Alltogether, This place is my life
  • Ahmet Tok
    Editor
    Alltogether, This place is my life
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Zeytini öldürmesinler
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 3, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:09
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 9th Which Human Rights? Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    December 16, 2017
    Premiere
    Screening
  • i.P.A.S. Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    April 17, 2018
  • Respect Belfast Human Rights Film Festival
    Belfast
    United Kingdom
    August 5, 2018
    Screening
  • BIFED | Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary
    Bozcaada
    Turkey
    October 13, 2018
    screening
  • The New Earth International Film Festival
    Krakow
    Poland
    October 15, 2018
    Screening
  • KIN International Women's Film Festival
    Yerevan
    Armenia
    November 18, 2018
    Screening
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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