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