Private Project

Kavur

"๐˜ˆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ท๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ: ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ร–๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜’๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ถ๐˜ณ."
-Olaf Mรถller, IFFR

A young woman goes on a voyage inspired by the ones similar to those in the films of Turkish master filmmaker ร–mer Kavur. Performing an imaginary dialogue, the woman and Kavur wander around abandoned towns, ruins, and deserted hotels. During this timeless encounter, unclaimed letters, shared obsessions, unrecalled dreams, and a lost film guide their mutual reckoning on solitude, truth, and cinema itself.

  • Fฤฑrat ร–zeler
    Director
  • Fฤฑrat ร–zeler
    Writer
  • Emir Melek
    Producer
  • Cem Yฤฑlmaz
    Key Cast
    "ร–mer Kavur"
  • Funda EryiฤŸit
    Key Cast
    "Woman"
  • Tilbe Saran
    Key Cast
    "Feride"
  • Fฤฑrat ร–zeler
    Editing
  • Melis Terlemez
    Editing
  • ฤฐdil AkkuลŸ
    Editing
  • BaลŸar รœnder
    Original Music
  • Taylan Geรงit
    Sound Design
  • Yalฤฑn ร–zgencil
    Sound Design
  • Cenk Erol
    Color
  • ร–mer Akgรผn
    Line Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    175,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Tรผrkiye
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Germany, Tรผrkiye
  • Language:
    English, Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
    Rotterdam
    Netherlands
    January 25, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection - Cinema Regained
  • ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL
    ฤฐstanbul
    Turkey
    April 15, 2023
    Turkey Premiere
    National Documentary Competition
  • INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN SAFFRON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
    Karabรผk
    Turkey
    June 9, 2023
    Best Documentary Feature Film
  • DOCUMENTARIST ISTANBUL DOC DAYS
    ฤฐstanbul
    Turkey
    June 11, 2023
    Best Sound Design
  • IZMIR INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
    ฤฐzmir
    Turkey
    June 18, 2023
    Rhythm of Life Selection - Opening Film
  • ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL
    Ischia
    Italy
    July 26, 2023
    Italy Premiere
    Location Negata Section - Special Mention Award
  • MELGAร‡O INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
    Melgaรงo
    Portugal
    August 5, 2023
    Portugalย Premiere
  • ร‡ALI Kร–Y FฤฐLMLERฤฐ FESTฤฐVALฤฐ
    Bursa
    Turkey
    July 30, 2023
  • AYVALIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Balฤฑkesir
    Turkey
    September 18, 2023
  • KAYSERฤฐ FILM FESTIVAL
    Kayseri
    Turkey
    October 21, 2023
    Special Mention
  • ANKARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Ankara
    Turkey
    November 3, 2023
    Best Documentary
  • KOCAELI FILM FESTIVAL
    Kocaeli
    Turkey
    November 4, 2023
    Best Documentary
  • SOUTH AFRICAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    November 23, 2023
    Africa Premiere
  • TรœRKISCHES FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 29, 2023
    Germany Premiere
  • FETHฤฐYE FILM FESTIVAL
    Mugla
    Turkey
    December 8, 2023
  • TRT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
    ฤฐstanbul
    Turkey
    December 16, 2023
    Jury Prize
  • ESENLER FILM FESTIVAL
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    December 17, 2023
Director Biography - Fฤฑrat ร–zeler

Fฤฑrat ร–ZELER (1995, Turkey) studied film at Kadir Has University in Istanbul and has focused on hybrid narratives and forms. At the same time, he continues his research and archive studies on Turkish cinema. His first short film, The Banquet, was screened at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2019. His experimental short Things I Don't Remember has screened in many installations internationally. He is the co-founder of the production company Luna. KAVUR is his debut feature.

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