Derviş Zaim, who’s of Turkish Cypriot origin, a educated but humble director of documentaries, shall be featured within the “True-False Film Festival” within the U.S.
The pageant, which shall be held for the twentieth time this yr in Columbia, Missouri, goals to develop, promote, and increase the observe of nonfiction cinema.
This yr, 33 feature-length nonfiction documentaries from everywhere in the world shall be screened on the pageant, which brings collectively artists from totally different disciplines, together with filmmakers and musicians, and doesn’t have a contest part.
“Tavuri,” a documentary from Türkiye, is among the many chosen movies to be screened on the True-False Film Festival.
Derviş Zaim’s documentary, “Tavuri,” explores the lifetime of Mustafa Serttaş, also called “Tavuri,” a swindler whose story spans a number of years. This movie represents a departure from Zaim’s earlier works when it comes to subject material, style and strategy, because it delves deep into the world of crime and the felony underworld.
The documentary was shot over eight years, following Serttaş’s life each inside and out of doors of jail. The shootings of the documentary befell in each the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the United Kingdom.
In addition to analyzing the phenomenon of crime, the documentary raises questions on society, evil, crime and the method of punishment. It additionally goals to discover the boundaries and limitations of nonfiction cinema, providing a thought-provoking and reflective take a look at this style.
Zaim made his debut movie, “Tabutta Rövaşata” (“Somersault in a Coffin”) in 1996. The movie was low-cost in features of manufacturing, but a masterpiece for its humanistic, delicate and respectful language, minimalism and humor.
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