The Leader Women of Seyhan

Women of Adana are discovering their power thorugh solidarity and kickstart social change from their neighborhoods. Women from various neighborhoods of Seyhan are telling us about a life changing, gender equality based training and how they began to take their part in production, education and all aspects of life while also raising their voices in the democratic decision making mechanisms as active citizens.

  • Ferzan Özyaşar
    Director
  • Zafer Özgentürk
    Director of Photography
  • EVKAD Association
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Seyhan'ın Lider Kadınları
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 19, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    1920x1080 FullHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 29th Golden Boll Film Festival
    Adana
    Turkey
    September 12, 2022
    Premiere (World)
    Adana Short Films Category, Finalist
  • 12th EU Human Rights Film Competition
    Ankara
    Turkey
    December 10, 2022
    Finalist, Gender Equality Section
  • 16 Days of Activism Against Domestic Violence Film Screenings
    Abuja
    Nigeria
    December 6, 2022
    Special Screening
  • Black Cat Awards International Film Festival
    La Paz
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
    November 11, 2022
    Finalist
  • Visioni Urbane/Urban Visions: Beyond the Ideal City International Film Festival
    Bologna
    Italy
    November 24, 2022
    Finalist, Contemporary Urban Challenges Section
Director Biography - Ferzan Özyaşar

Discovering the power of video production during her undergrad studies, Ferzan Özyaşar is interested in social projects, field research, media studies and outdoor sports for over 20 years. Following her solid background as a sociologist, she tries her best to contribute to social change through media-politics research, freedom of speech, culture of living together and gender equality through film production research and social projects.

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