Bakur, short fiction

Date: 2024

Running time: 19 minutes

Country of origin: Bakur

Country of filming: Bakur

Language: Kurdish, Turkish

Synopsis

Morî, a Kurdish village girl, adores her father, Eno. After he dies, she is left with an audio recording of him telling her a story. She listens to it often. One day at school, a new teacher, Meriç, arrives who resembles Eno. When Morî sees Meriç, she thinks he is her father and develops an emotional attachment to him.

Sorani:
مۆری، کچێکی گوندی کورد، باوکی زۆر خۆشدەوێت. دوای مردنی، تۆمارێکی دەنگی لەگەڵ خۆیدا دەمێنێتەوە کە چیرۆکێکی بۆ دەگێڕێتەوە. زۆرجار گوێی لێدەگرێت. ڕۆژێک لە قوتابخانە مامۆستایەکی نوێ بە ناوی مێریچ دێت کە لە باوکی دەچێت. کاتێک مۆری مێریچ دەبینێت، وا دەزانێت باوکیەتی و هۆگری دەبێت.

 

Director: Yakup Tekintangaç

Director's Bio

English:
Yakup Tekintangaç, born in Ağrı in 1980, writes and directs short films that focus on the themes of childhood, identity, and belonging. His film Azad (2015) received awards from many national and international festivals  Morî, supported by the European Union’s Civil Thinking Program, had its world premiere at the prestigious 70th International Oberhausen Short Film Festival.

 

Kurmanci:
Yakub Tekintangaç, li agrî di sala 1980’an de ji dayîkbûye, kurtefilmên ku li ser semayên zaroktî, nasname û aîdetê baldikşîne ser. Filmê wî Azad (2015) gelek xelatên cîhanî û festîvalên navnetewî wergirtiye, Morî jî bi piştgirtiya bernameya Hizrandina Encumana Sivîl ya Urupî ye, pêşandaneke cîhanî û dewlemend girt li 70’emîn Festîvala Kurtefilmênên Oberhausen yên navnetewî.

 

Filmography:
Morî (2024), screenwriter and director
Azad (2015), screenwriter and director
Policeland (2014), screenwriter and director
The Capsule (2013), screenwriter and director
Condolence (2013), screenwriter
Geven (2012), screenwriter

Sorani:
یەعقوب تەکینتانگاچ، لە ساڵی ١٩٨٠ لە ئاگری لەدایکبووە، وەک دەرهێنەر و نووسەرێک کار لەسەر کورتە فیلم دەکات کە تیشک دەخاتە سەر تەوەری منداڵی، ناسنامە و سەربەخۆیی. فیلمی ئازاد (٢٠١٥) لە زۆرێک لە فێستیڤاڵە نیشتمانی و نێودەوڵەتییەکان خەڵاتی وەرگرتووە هەروەها مۆریMorî، بە پاڵپشتی پرۆگرامی بیرکردنەوەی مەدەنی یەکێتی ئەوروپا، یەکەمین نمایشی جیهانی لە ٧٠ەمین فێستیڤاڵی نێودەوڵەتی بەناوبانگی Oberhausen Short Film Festival ئەنجامدا.

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