Saadet Özen

The film focuses on the development of the cinematography in the 1890s (which in turn significantly altered the perception of the 20th century art) and how it spread within the Ottoman territory. This 2018 documentary by directors Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu and Atalay Taşdiken contains rarely seen footage, that is more often read about then watched. Its purpose is to ignite new questions and discussions on the film history, based on the surviving documents.

The film focuses on the development of the cinematography in the 1890s (which in turn significantly altered the perception of the 20th century art) and how it spread within the Ottoman territory. This 2018 documentary by directors Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu and Atalay Taşdiken contains rarely seen footage, that is more often read about then watched. Its purpose is to ignite new questions and discussions on the film history, based on the surviving documents.