FAR AWAY
Uzaklarda

BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
Boston Turkish Festival's 15th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2020)

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2 documentaries are included in this session:
Far Away & A Few Ordinary Days

Directed by ARJİN CİVAN ŞAHİN

Doc. / 2020 / 17 min. / with English subtitles

What is life like in the places “far away” from the lives that we know? Mehmet Günay Eser is a young music teacher who chose to live a life in far away town, focusing on music, nature and the people. He uses music as his instrument to unite people.

Selected Festivals and Awards

• Under The Stars International Film Festival, Bari, Italy (2020)
• Kosice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia (2020)

Director ARJİN CİVAN ŞAHİN

Arjin Civan Şahin (1997, Istanbul) spent his early education in Istanbul and later moved to Eskisehir to study in Anadolu University Department of Cinema and Television. After being deeply involved in theater during high school, he later discovered that his real passion was cinema. He is an amateur photographer and poetry writer, and he plans to build his life based on cinema.