Blue, Revolution and VHS Tapes
202517m
- Runtime
- 17m
- Origin
- Turkey
About
revolution, vhstapes, archive
An archival biography in three chapters, exploring the revolutionary potential of being a cinephile... A war pilot, a radical revolutionary, and a cinephile... This is the portrait of a man who left the army and built a successful career as businessman in Europe. Only a few people knew that he was also an undercover member of the resistance movement against Turkey’s military regime in early 1970s. Mekin Gönenç later dedicated most of his life to the movies. When he died after suffering a heart attack while swimming in 2011, he left behind thousands of VHS tapes and meticulously crafted home-made film journals. His death between the two blues he cherished most—the sea and the sky— now give some consolation to his wife. Through archives, we trace the journey of a 20th-century romantic. (DokuFest, Balkan Dox, 2025 )
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Serdar Kökçeoğlu
- Writing
- Elif Dizdaroğlu
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 2, 2025
Cast
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