Synopsis: 

Hüseyin, a yogurt vendor living in a Syrian village, takes his daughter Zelal on his motorbike to deliver yogurt to his uncle. They meet a lost boy, Hemudê, in the town of Kobanê, and together  they try to sell the yogurt before it goes bad.

Director’s biography:

Rêger Azad Kaya was born in 1992 in Ağrı. After studying cinema at Antalya Akdeniz University, he started filmmaking in 2014, shooting documentaries for TV. In 2017, he shot a behind-the-scenes documentary and acted in the film Ji bo Azadiyê. Then he worked as a cinematographer and editor on many short films. For the film Kobanê, he worked as casting director and actor.  When the Seedlings Grow is his first film—he directed and scripted it.

Awards and festivals: 

Cine Pobre Film Festival

Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival

11th Periferias Festival de Cine(ma)

Skip City International D-Cinema Festival

Festival İnternacional de cine documental DOCA (Buenos Aires)

Social World Film Festival