Esra Saydam

Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to make a documentary to explore the issue. The two women spend two years shooting, make 5000 kilometers, talk to established women directors and record every moment of this journey of discovery and self-discovery. But the real journey is just about to begin.

Öte is a Turkish word that means beyond. Lela, a Black woman, backpacking across Turkey connects with locals more deeply than she expected and finds herself drawn to stay.

A woman visits all the different places of worship to ask all the gods for revenge. After many rounds of whispering her secret wishes, desires, prayers, and pleas, she comes to an epiphanic realization.

Öte is a Turkish word that means beyond. Lela, a Black woman, backpacking across Turkey connects with locals more deeply than she expected and finds herself drawn to stay.

Öte is a Turkish word that means beyond. Lela, a Black woman, backpacking across Turkey connects with locals more deeply than she expected and finds herself drawn to stay.

Öte is a Turkish word that means beyond. Lela, a Black woman, backpacking across Turkey connects with locals more deeply than she expected and finds herself drawn to stay.

Damla reluctantly returns to her Turkish summer town with her American husband. Her bitter past is soon to be unveiled.

Damla reluctantly returns to her Turkish summer town with her American husband. Her bitter past is soon to be unveiled.

Two young couples in New York-one black and gay, one white and heterosexual-find their lives intertwined as they create new relationship norms, explore sexual identity, and redefine monogamy.

An young urban cowboy copes with the death of his best friend.