FRAGMENTS

PARÇALAR ( FRAGMENTS), 2018
Turkey | DCP, Color, 81’ | Turkish
Director:Rojda Akbayır

In her first film Fragments, Rojda Akbayır embarks on a personal journey stretching from Hozat to Izmir and from France to Germany, where she reunites with her father whom she hasn’t seen since she was very little. Confronting not just her personal history but the recent history of Turkey as well, this touching documentary explores subjects such as belonging, family, identity, and migration through the personal histories of family members. Along with her own experiences, Akbayır traces the traumas her family went through but which she herself did not witness or suffer, while also attempting to find ways to cope with these aches and pains.