Story
On the trail of the US writer William Saroyan, Pulitzer prizewinner and child of Armenian immigrants from Bitlis in Eastern Anatolia. His parents’ origin was always a theme of his books, but Saroyan didn’t actually visit his roots until 1964 when in his mid-fifties. In this poetic reenactment, the writer is reinvigorated by the journey to Bitlis, as a shadow with hat and coat. And even if he is never fully seen, his presence is tangible, in reminiscences and excerpts from his work which accompany the pictures. Screening on 01.10. in attendance of: Lusin Dink (Director)
Director
Lusin Dink (*1981) studied film in Istanbul and worked as an AD for many directors, including Terry Cunningham, Xavier Gens and Ugur Yucel. After two shorts, Saroyanland is her debut feature.Trailer
Info
Saroyan Ülkesi
Fiction Feature
Armenian, English, Turkish
Wort!//FF2013
Turkey
2013
72 min
OV with English subtitles
Lusin Dink
Lusin Dink
Ara Mgrdician, Artur Norikyan, Kevork Malikyan, Yalçin Çilingir, Sevinç Erol
Soner Alper, Lusin Dink
Thomas Mauch, Emre Basaran
Eytan Ipeker, Umut Sakallioglu, Ali Aga
Francois Courtier, Bartek Gliniak, Gomidas
Asli Çökük
Nar Film
Nar Film