Our Only Home
About the Documentary:
Afro Turks were brought to the Ottoman Empire as a labour force in farms earliest in 15th and mostly in the 19th century from Africa. Afro Turks were employed as a labourer in Aegean regions farms and placed in the countryside. Afro Turks received Turkish Citizenship after the proclamation of the republic. They identify themselves as Arabic, Black Turks or Afro Turks. It is estimated to have a population of 5 to 10 thousands of Afro Turks, there is nothing inherited from Africa other than their skin colour. The documentary covers the life experiences of Afro Turks, social difficulties, exclusion and colour discrimination. It presents the society's perspective, daily experiences and memories.
Afro Turks are bothered by the use of insulting language and disturbed by people gazing and sneering. They are one of the minority group in Turkey, ignored, underrepresented, silent, and living as if never existed. They wish to have acceptance in society and more recognition.
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Bayram KüçükDirector
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Bayram KüçükWriter
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Bayram KüçükProducer
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Kubilay Ahmet KüçükCo-Producer
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Bayram KüçükCinematographer
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Bayram KüçükEditor
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Nurullah AydınoğluKey Cast
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Cennet AydınoğluKey Cast
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Ahmet AydınoğluKey Cast
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Zehra AydınoğluKey Cast
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Ayşe ÜrümlüKey Cast
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Şükriye İletmişKey Cast
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Esat SezerKey Cast
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Hatice DoğuluerKey Cast
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Ahmet SezerKey Cast
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Şakir DoğuluerKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Student
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Runtime:20 minutes
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Completion Date:February 2, 2020
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Production Budget:750 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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Shooting Format:Digital Full HD 50f
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Aydın Adnan Menderes University
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23rd Faludi International Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
November 21, 2020
Best International Documentary Film -
23rd Faludi International Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
November 21, 2020
Best Student Film -
Istanbul International Nartugan Film Festival 2021İstanbul
Turkey
December 20, 2021
Best Short Documentary -
Human - Culture and Society Short Film CompetitionKonya
Turkey
December 5, 2022
Best Documentary Film -
6th Turkish World Documentary Film Festivalİstanbul
Turkey
October 15, 2021
Best Second Film -
17th International Snow Film FestivalErzurum
Turkey
December 25, 2021
Best Second Documenraty Film -
31st Journalists Association of Turkey Aydın Doğan Young Communicators Competitionİstanbul
Turkey
March 16, 2021
Best Third Documentary Film -
10th Hak-Is Short Film FestivalAnkara
Turkey
December 10, 2021
Best Third Documentary Film -
16th Boston Turkish Festival Documentary and Short Film CompetitionBoston
United States
December 19, 2021
Special Mentions -
Student World Impact Film FestivalNew York
United States
November 17, 2022
Honorable Mention -
12th Independent Film Festival
Turkey
October 23, 2021
Honorable Mention -
Hasan Kalyoncu University 6th Golden Baklava Film FestivalGaziantep
Turkey
April 8, 2021
Honorable Mention
Turkish Director
Bayram is currently a Master of Arts student in Cinema and Television in Aydın Adnan Menderes University. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Radio Television and Cinema in the same university in 2020. In 2016 he completed another degree in Radio-Television in Giresun University. He was born in Erzincan Turkey on 11th October 1995. He completed the primary and secondary schools in Erzincan. He creates Fiction and Documentary movies. His movies appeared in international film festivals.As an independent director he focusses on social issues and minorities. His last movie in 2020 Our Only Home raised the voices of ostracized Afro Turks.
In documantary, we wanted to tell the story of the people who were alienated, the people who struggle to be accepted, to be recognized. This is actually a universal issue, I believe it is a personal responsibility to tell these issues somehow.