It was 1985 when Ali Kayacı, Fatma's nephew, died in a domestic accident, falling into a fire while he was in the hut on the mountain pasture, at two thousand meters. The "sentence" seems to be written immediately: the responsibility for this tragedy lies with his aunt, accused of having left the boy alone. Her reaction is to leave the village and to no longer want to see any of her relatives or her neighbors. The woman withdraws to live in a stone house, on the high mountain pastures, and begins to plant trees. She names each one for her nephew, Ali, continuing her work until she has created a lush forest, opposing anyone who wants to come and clear it. In her microcosm of pain, Fatma mows the hay, cultivates the garden, goes to make wood for the hearth which blackens with smoke the miserable room where she eats, sleeps and works, in a solitude that seems to have no escape. In front of the cameras, for the first time, Fatma tells her painful story.
- Year2022
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageTurkish
- CountryTurkey
- PremiereNo
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Awards13.Trt International Documentary Awards Culture Ministry Award-2022, 2022 20.International Dhaka Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇ Best Short Film Award, 2021 16.Boston Turkish Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇ Jury Award, -2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Documentary Award, 2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Script Award, 2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Director Award, 2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Camera Award, 2021 6.Turkish World Documentary Film Festival 3.Award, 2021 21.Türk Frankfurt Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇-Special Award, 2021 9. Trebi̇nje Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇-Best Documentary Award, 2021 Rocky Mountain International Film Festival- Best Documentary Award, 2021 Nuovi Mondi Mountain Festival-Jury Award, 2022 30.Mediawave Film Festival-Best Life Story Award, Green Montenegro Film Festival-2023-Special Award Finalist At The Festivals, Aporia International Fi̇lm Festi̇val Korea, 2021 Bergfi̇lmfesti̇val-Tegernsee-Germany2021, 2021 Ushuaia Arjanti̇n Mountain Documentary Film Festi̇val- 2021, 2021 Vienna Indie Short Film Festival 2021, 2021 Rieto &Sabini Film Festival 2021, Fi̇lm Festi̇val Della Lessi̇ni̇a-Fi̇nali̇st 2022
- Social Media
- DirectorOrhan Tekeoglu
- ScreenwriterOrhan Tekeoglu
- ProducerNurdan Tekeoglu
- Executive ProducerTuran Tekeoglu
- FilmmakerNurdan Tekeoglu
- CastFatma Kayaci
- CinematographerSerdar Güven
- ComposerAnonim Music
- Sound DesignSi̇nan Sertel
- MusicAnonim Music
It was 1985 when Ali Kayacı, Fatma's nephew, died in a domestic accident, falling into a fire while he was in the hut on the mountain pasture, at two thousand meters. The "sentence" seems to be written immediately: the responsibility for this tragedy lies with his aunt, accused of having left the boy alone. Her reaction is to leave the village and to no longer want to see any of her relatives or her neighbors. The woman withdraws to live in a stone house, on the high mountain pastures, and begins to plant trees. She names each one for her nephew, Ali, continuing her work until she has created a lush forest, opposing anyone who wants to come and clear it. In her microcosm of pain, Fatma mows the hay, cultivates the garden, goes to make wood for the hearth which blackens with smoke the miserable room where she eats, sleeps and works, in a solitude that seems to have no escape. In front of the cameras, for the first time, Fatma tells her painful story.
- Year2022
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageTurkish
- CountryTurkey
- PremiereNo
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Awards13.Trt International Documentary Awards Culture Ministry Award-2022, 2022 20.International Dhaka Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇ Best Short Film Award, 2021 16.Boston Turkish Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇ Jury Award, -2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Documentary Award, 2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Script Award, 2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Director Award, 2021 9. International Silkroads Film Awards Best Camera Award, 2021 6.Turkish World Documentary Film Festival 3.Award, 2021 21.Türk Frankfurt Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇-Special Award, 2021 9. Trebi̇nje Fi̇lm Festi̇vali̇-Best Documentary Award, 2021 Rocky Mountain International Film Festival- Best Documentary Award, 2021 Nuovi Mondi Mountain Festival-Jury Award, 2022 30.Mediawave Film Festival-Best Life Story Award, Green Montenegro Film Festival-2023-Special Award Finalist At The Festivals, Aporia International Fi̇lm Festi̇val Korea, 2021 Bergfi̇lmfesti̇val-Tegernsee-Germany2021, 2021 Ushuaia Arjanti̇n Mountain Documentary Film Festi̇val- 2021, 2021 Vienna Indie Short Film Festival 2021, 2021 Rieto &Sabini Film Festival 2021, Fi̇lm Festi̇val Della Lessi̇ni̇a-Fi̇nali̇st 2022
- Social Media
- DirectorOrhan Tekeoglu
- ScreenwriterOrhan Tekeoglu
- ProducerNurdan Tekeoglu
- Executive ProducerTuran Tekeoglu
- FilmmakerNurdan Tekeoglu
- CastFatma Kayaci
- CinematographerSerdar Güven
- ComposerAnonim Music
- Sound DesignSi̇nan Sertel
- MusicAnonim Music