Soaked: A Tobacco Story
Director: Turan Kubulay
Script: Turan Kubulay
Director of Photography: Burak Kaymak
Producer: Engin Poyraz, Doğacan Aktaş
Musician: Efren Lopez Sanz
Editing: Turan Kubulay, Ercan Akan, Sefa Sarıkaya
Sound: Yusuf Akbal
Cast: Gülbağlık Köy Halkı
Turkey / Documentary / 20' / HD / Color / 2018
The movie is about people who do tobacco work in the village of Gülbağlık which is in the District of Kale in the city of Denizli/Turkey. Sociological effects of this production process which takes up ten months of one year reflects on human psychology. This causes both complaint and forced accustomedness. Soaked is the name used for the stickiness in the colour of black which tobacco leaves on the hand. The dreams of tobacco workers stick on their life just like soaked.
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He was born in İzmir in 1997. He is a student at Antalya Akdeniz University, Radio, Cinema and Television undergraduate programme. He joined to Antalya Film Crew in 2016 and continues to work on directing and producing.
Filmography
Saksak: Bir Tütün Belgeseli 2018, Ahdar 2017
Festivals Attended
Saksak: Bir Tütün Belgeseli: İzmir Kısa Film Festivali, Toroslar Belediyesi Ulusal Kısa Film Yarışması, Van İpekyolu Belediyesi Kısa Film Festivali, Uşak Kanatlı Denizatı Kısa Film Festivali
Awards
Saksak: Bir Tütün Belgeseli: En İyi Film (Belgesel Dalı) - Uşak Kanatlı Denizatı Kısa Film Festivali, En İyi Film Ödülü - İzmir Artemis Film Festivali Belgesel Yarışması, Mansiyon Ödülü - Toroslar Belediyesi Ulusal Kısa Film Yarışması, İkincilik Ödülü - Van İpekyolu Belediyesi Kısa Film Festivali
Contact: turankubulay1997@gmail.com