Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
TITLE
Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
DIRECTOR
Aylin Gökmen
COUNTRY
Switzerland
YEAR
2023
DURATION
19′
GENRE
Documentary short
Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
Vakıf, a 60-year-old Kurdish man who grew up in a nomadic tribe in the mountains of southeast Turkey, recalls moments from his youth that have shaped his life. He takes us back to his idyllic childhood with his mother, his first love found in a cotton field and lost in the woods, and the mistreatment suffered at the hands of the police, in a cold and dark place.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Aylin Gökmen
Aylin Gökmen is a Swiss-Turkish artist, producer, and activist. She holds a B.A. in Arts from Lausanne University and an M.A. in Documentary Filmmaking from the DocNomads program. Her films combine documentary and fictional approaches, often revolving around themes of memory, imagination and landscape. Her graduation film SPIRITS AND ROCKS: AN AZOREAN MYTH had its World Premiere at Locarno and screened internationally in over 60 festivals including Sundance and Telluride. Aylin is a member of the Executive Committee of SWAN (Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network) and a curator for Docs in Orbit, a transnational podcast that supports independent documentary filmmakers.
- DirectorAylin Gökmen
- Screenplay Aylin Gökmen
- Cinematography Victor Maes
- Cast
- Editing Aylin Gökmen
- Producer/s Aylin Gökmen
- Production Company
- Distributor/s Square Eyes
- Project TitleEver Since, I Have Been Flying
- Project TypeDocumentary short
- Completion Date 1 January 2023
- Country of originSwitzerland
- Country of filmingSwitzerland
- LanguageKurdish, Turkish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Aylin Gökmen
Aylin Gökmen is a Swiss-Turkish artist, producer, and activist. She holds a B.A. in Arts from Lausanne University and an M.A. in Documentary Filmmaking from the DocNomads program. Her films combine documentary and fictional approaches, often revolving around themes of memory, imagination and landscape. Her graduation film SPIRITS AND ROCKS: AN AZOREAN MYTH had its World Premiere at Locarno and screened internationally in over 60 festivals including Sundance and Telluride. Aylin is a member of the Executive Committee of SWAN (Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network) and a curator for Docs in Orbit, a transnational podcast that supports independent documentary filmmakers.
