FILMS

The project is about to analyze of coal mining, thermal power plants and the effects on history, nature, and human. The harm of coal to ecosystems and human health starts with the mining stage. Mining completely changes the topography, geological structure, water regime, local climate, ora and fauna and landscape of the land. Open pit coal mining is the mining method where land degradation and intervention in ecosystems are most visible. The cost of the government subsidies and supports provided to the three old and dirty thermal power plants of Mugla, which was privatized and extended by the age of retirement, is reflected to the citizens who are direct taxpayers and who pay electricity bills. In other words, citizens pay for these power plants, which have to be shut down already and cause great harm to human health and ecosystems. Archeological heritage is an important area in Mugla where thermal power plant pollution and coal mine expansions pose a risk. Yatagan, Yenikoy, Kemerkoy triangle is part of the region called Caria in ancient times. According to the analysis of the Archaeologists Association on the mining license areas and pollution distribution maps in this region, there are many registered archae- ological sites within the areas licensed for lignite extraction. The archaeological sites between Stratonikeia and Lagina, which are important cultural heritage sites in the region and are currently actively researched, are the most affected by the coal extraction sites. The ancient city of Stratonikeia is also a UNESCO world heritage candidate. In addition, there are 880 protected areas under the influence of Yatagan, Yenikoy and Kemerkoy thermal power plants. Among these, the first and third degree archaeological sites which are currently under research are noteworthy.

A documentary is about the the Sinjar (Shengal) massacre which is the latest of the bloodbaths the Ezidis have had to endure, exposing the extent of IS savagery to the rest of the world. The road trip film reveals the extend of the massacre the Ezidis had to endure through the experiences of the cab driver Gameel Cheto. The themes include the kidnappings of the girls, their being sold as sex slaves in markets and the reactions of the families, as well as the religious implications of the situation. Especially as being 'dirtied' or 'shamed', these women have a very challenging time reintegrating and adapting back into a society with a patriarchal structure.

"Water: Death of Mesopotamia" is a documentary about the water crisis in Mesopotamia and the impact of dams, aridity and pollution on the people and the natural habitats of the region. Mesopotamia literally means "between the rivers" in ancient Greek, it encompasses the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, both of which have their headwaters in the mountains of eastern Turkey. The Euphrates and Tigris join near Qurna (Iraq) in a combined flow called Shatt Al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.   Starting from the estuary of Shatt Al-Arab and travelling towards the sources of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, the documentary aims to capture, both visually and through interviews with local people and subject experts, the changing realities and fortunes of a region which was one of the cradles of civilization and known as the “Fertile Crescent.”

People in the west of Turkey are unaware of what's happening in the east. National media organizations in Turkey publish only texts or images approved by the government. Except for extreme cases brought to the European Court of Human Rights, one part of the country is unaware of the living conditions of the rest, remaining oblivious, unwilling. As such, the documentary is based on the eyewitness accounts of journalists such as Mehmet Ali Birand, Ece Temelkuran, Mete Çubukçu, Sanar Yurdatapan, Nevzat Bingöl, and Ramazan Imral, on the terrible face of war.