DUARA

"Dunia duara." is a Swahili proverb that means "The Earth is round." Everything is in motion and changes, but also wherever you go you can not leave what is at your core.
And this is a short animation about finding a way home.

  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Director
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Writer
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Producer
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Cinematography
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Sound Design
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Music
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Editing
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Animation
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Lighting
  • Zeynep Serra Güneş
    Stage, Costume and Character Design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Fantastic, Drama
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts
Director Biography - Zeynep Serra Güneş

She was born on October 6, 1999 in Izmir, Turkey. She stepped into this sector by combining her writer process until high school with cinema. She is studying at Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Fine Arts. Since 2016, she has worked in every department in many short films, documentaries and promotional films.

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Director Statement

In the art of cinema, which I have been interested in for 5 years, I produced this stop motion film in search of an "individual cinema" by using the art of poetry, which is the closest to the image.