Mehmet Ali Poyraz | TURKEY | 2024 | 7 min

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Uluabat Lake serves as a livelihood for the surrounding villagers with its abundant waters. Amidst the fishing activities on the lake, it also hosts a heartwarming human story of the extraordinary friendship between Fisherman Adem Yılmaz and a stork named Yaren. The documentary, starting from this heartwarming tale, also draws attention to the decreasing natural beauties over the years.

Selin Aktas | TURKEY | 2024 | 24 min

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Münevver Kepenek, who started animal husbandry and organic farming by studying Agricultural Technologies after graduating from archaeology and economics, tells her story. Kepenek also works to empower women with the Eskişehir Women Farmers Association she founded.

Eren Aybars Arpacık | TURKEY | 2024 | 9 min

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The Persistent documentary focuses on the lives of people living in the region after one year the great February 6 earthquake that shook Turkey. The documentary tells the story of people who try to revive their hopes in Antakya, Iskenderun, Kahramanmaraş and Malatya and do not give up on the lands they live in.

Didem Tütüncü | TURKEY | 2024 | 41 min

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The February 6, 2023 Earthquake was a milestone for all of us. People lost their homes, nests, families, and friends. However, despite all these losses, women, with exceptional strength, managed to recover themselves and started helping their own surroundings and families first, then other people. In our documentary, we tell the stories of six different women who, after the Hatay earthquake, stood on their own feet and then became a beacon of hope for others by helping them hold on to life.