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The Storm directed by Kazim Öz
October 24, 2009 7:00PM
NYU Cantor Center
Set amidst the political upheaval on Turkish college campuses in the early 1990s, The Storm follows Cemal, a bright young Economics major from a village in southern Turkey, on a journey to political commitment. After befriending a group of revolutionary Kurdish students, Cemal’s eyes are gradually opened to Turkish state repression as he witnesses police violence, arrest and torture firsthand.
Post film Q&A with director Kazım Öz.
Filmmaker's Biography
Kazim Öz was born in Dersim in 1973, and studied acting and directing at Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts. Öz has been working in the Mesopotamia Culture Center Cinema Department since 1996, currently referred to as the Mesopotamia Cinema Collective. He received positive accolade for his first short film, Ax, and completed his first full-length feature titled FOTOGRAF (The Photograph) in 2001. His feature documentary Dur was awarded “Best Documentary Film” at the Turkei&Deutschland Film Festival in Nürnberg in 2004. The Storm is Öz’s second feature length film.
FILMOGRAPHY
2009 Demsala Dawî: Şewaxan (The Last Season: Shawaks) 92 min. HDV, writing, directing, Co-production with ARTE FRANCE
2008 Bahoz (The Storm) 155 min. 35 mm, writing, directing
2006 Son Oyun (The Last Game) short film, 13 min. DV, Director of Photography, editing
2005 Dur (The Distance) documentary, 74 min. DV, writing, directing, camera, editing
2001 Fotograf (The Photograph) 67 min. 35mm. Editing (group work), Writing and Directing
1999 Ax (the Land), 16mm, 27 min., Writing (group work) and Directing
1998 Güneşe Yolculuk (Journey to the Sun), Feature Film, Director: Yesim Ustaoglu (Assistant Directing)
1996 Desten Me We Bibin Bask Eme Bifirin Herin...(Let these hands will be wings and we will fly...) Documentary, 27 min. Hi-8 (Directing with Dorothea Kiest)
Festivals and Awards
2001. Best Short Film, Tebessa Int. Film Festival / Algeria
2000. Best Short Film, M. Orhon Ariburnu Awards / Turkiye
2000. Best Film, Modena International Human Rights Film Festival / Italy
2000 Special Mention, Huesca International Film Festival / Spain
1999 François O'de Prize, Hamburg International Short Film Festival / Germany
1999 Best Short Film - Cortometraggio 99, Milano Int. Film Festival / Italy
Credits
Written and Directed by: Kazim Öz
Producer: Ozkan Kucuk, Kazim Öz
Assistant Director: Fesih Alpagu, Aziz Capkurt
Sound: Murat Senurkmez
Costume Design: Firat Cete
Art Director: Selda Cicek
Editor: Ercan Ozkan
Music: Vedat Yildirim
Cast: Cahit Gok, Havin Funda Sac, Selim Akgul
Year: 2008
Running Time: 165 Minutes
Production: Yapim 13 Film Prod.
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