Private Project

Return To Poverty

"Return to Poverty" is a short documentary that follows the story of an elderly Kurdish woman, as she returns to her village in Turkey, which was destroyed by the state in the 1990s, and attempts to rebuild her life.

  • Umay Işık
    Director
  • Selim Yıldız
    Producer
  • Taybet Işık
    Key Cast
    "taybet"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Vegerina Xizan
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    dijital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlin Kurdish Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 15, 2020
    Germany
    Official Selected
  • Moscow Kurdish Film Festival
    moscow
    July 20, 2021
    russia
    Official Selected
  • Slemani International Film Festival
    Sulaymaniyah
    Iraq
    December 17, 2021
    International Premiere
    Competition Section
  • Documentarist Istanbul Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    July 10, 2021
    Turkey Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Babel Film Festival
    Cagliari
    December 7, 2021
    Italya Premiere
    FICC awards section
  • golden lemur
    st petersburg
    Russian Federation
    March 22, 2022
    best documentary
Director Biography - Umay Işık

Kurdish documentary filmmaker and editor Umay Işık(b. 1998) graduated in photography and filmmaking. His short film Return To Poverty (2020), which tells the story of his grandmother's return to her tradition, was screened in many festivals and received awards. His documentary How Far Can We Go, which similarly to his previous works treats the issue of representation in the context of social structures, is his feature debut.

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