Memet Dalmaz

During the civil war in Turkey, many people were assassinated or disappeared while in custody. Mothers and families of the ones who disappeared in custody have held a demonstration every Saturday for the last 15 years. These mothers are called the Saturday mothers. The project tells the story of the encounter between an ex-soldier and a mother who's son disappeared in custody.

The White Sycamore is a documentary that has a cultural aspect focusing on 'Zeynel Dede' (Zeynel Kahraman) who lives in a mountain village in Hozat/Dersim (a Kurdish city in the East part of Turkey), an extraordinary person, a master of music, instruments, lyric writing, stone masonry, wood shaping, animal breeding, beekeeping and also focusing on his very much talented children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.