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Black Board


Living in a Kurdish village in Eastern Turkey Samet hastily wakes up on a school day, makes breakfast, and quickly out of the house. Speaking Kurdish at home, Samet's speech in Turkish after leaving the house upset her mother. Samet takes his way to school with his friends. He goes to school and continues his education. The only Turkish student living in the Kurdish village is a girl named Zeynep. Zeynep is the class chair in her class and after warning her friends who are not quiet during the break of breath, she tells them to be silent as a result of not listening to her friends. Samet, especially Samet, does not consider Zeynep and they start to make fun of him in Kurdish. Zeynep is angry at this and writes "Kurdish Speakers - Samet" on the board. Seeing this situation, Samet is afraid and upset.
With the arrival of the teacher in the classroom, everyone becomes silent. The teacher sees the writing on the board. First he calls Samet and then Zeynep to the board and punishes him. Meanwhile, by deleting the "Kurdish" part of the "Kurdish Speakers" written on the board, it provides justice. The reason for Samet's speaking is not what language he speaks, but that he spoke, and Zeynep's punishment is due to his racist approach to his friend. However, the teacher provides justice. Then Zeynep loses her balance and Samet keeps her when she is about to fall. They look at each other and smile, and the whole class laughs at this. Our film advocates a deep subject like social equality. It condemns such situations among peoples, especially children, and criticizes these discriminatory and racist initiatives.

  • Faruk Coş
    Director
    Plucking Flowers and Wandering Around
  • Ali Enes Kumanova
    Writer
  • E.F.A Yapım
    Producer
  • M. Ali Coş
    Key Cast
    "Samet"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kara Tahta
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Politic, pastoral, child, human, kid, education, racism
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 24, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Kurdish, Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Freiburg Short Movie Festival
    Freiburg
    Germany
    November 11, 2020
    Freiburg Premiere
    Finalist
  • Güzel Ordu Short Film Festival
    Ordu
    December 24, 2020
    Güzel Ordu Premiere
    Finalist
  • Jordan Film Festival
    Amman
    December 27, 2020
    Jordan Film Premiere
    Finalist
Director Biography - Faruk Coş


27 Mart 1999 tarihinde İstanbul Kartal'da dünyaya geldim. İlk ve ortaokulu İstanbul Tuzla Evliye Çelebi İlköğretim Okulunda tamamladım. Lise eğitimimi Pendik Birikim Kolejinde tamamlayıp, Maltepe Üniversitesi 4 yıllık Radyo Televizyon ve Sinema bölümünde 3.sınıf öğrencisi olarak eğitimimi sürdürmekteyim. Bir çok farklı profesyonel filmlerde Yönetmen Yardımcısı ve reji bölümünde çalıştım. 2019 Yılında Kara Tahta isimli ilk kısa filmimi yaptım.
I was born on March 27, 1999 in Istanbul Kartal. I completed primary and secondary school in Istanbul Tuzla Evliye Çelebi Primary School. I have completed my high school education at Pendik Birikim College and continue my education as a third year student in Maltepe University 4-year Radio, Television and Cinema department. I worked in many different professional films as Assistant Director and director. I made my first short film, Black Board, in 2019.

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"Kuşlar gibi uçmasını, balıklar gibi yüzmesini öğrendik Ancak bu arada çok basit bir sanatı unuttuk; kardeş olarak yaşamayı..."

"We learned how to fly like birds and swim like fish. But in the meantime, we have forgotten a very simple art; living as a brother ..."