Deniz Čelebić
Root
As the diary of a woman who carries ancestral memory of displacement from home because of the war, the documentary ROOT shows her journey of becoming rooted through the garden she cultivated on the land of the Other.
SYNOPSIS
The documentary ROOT is the diary of a woman who carries ancestral memory of displacement from Home because of the war. It shows her journey of becoming rooted through the garden she cultivated on the land of the Other. The Garden, which enables the woman to remember her primal bond with the land, embracing as much diversity as possible, offers the right to life for all beings and is a collective culmination of knowledge, faith and labour.
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Deniz Čelebić
CO-PRODUCER
Yeliz Čelebić
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Kapiya Production
COUNTRIES
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Deniz Celebic
DENIZ ČELEBIĆ completed her undergraduate at Boğaziçi University in Literature and master's in International Screenwriting and Production at Universita Cattolica de'l Sacro Cuore in Italy. Leading the writing of film and theatre projects, she most recently wrote, directed and produced the theatre play and documentary project MY HOME, which made her accepted to Berlinale Talents Sarajevo. Also, the last theatre play she wrote, directed and produced was staged at Scena MESS International Theater Festival, and she became one of the few playwrights selected for the New Writers Project of Istanbul City Theaters.
The documentary ROOT, shot with minimum resources during all the closures, access limitations and challenges of the Covid period, deals with its subject by being very faithful to what is natural regarding narrative style. And besides demonstrating how much can be learnt from nature, it also offers a constructive perspective against the destructive policies over the land, through The Garden giving birth to the story of becoming rooted.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Production company profile
Established by two women entrepreneurs, Deniz Čelebić and Yeliz Čelebić, KAPIYA PRODUCTION leads innovative and multidisciplinary projects intending to build international bridges through art and culture. Focusing on human rights, the production company develops new dialogues and unites people with the projects it undertakes, from cinema to theatre, from theatre to performance art.
Where are we at?
PRODUCTION BUDGET
14.500 EUR
NEEDED FOR COMPLETION
9.500 EUR
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE
Worldwide
EXPECTED RELEASE
First half of 2024
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