Blue Bird is a film about journeys—physical and spiritual, visible and invisible. As in all my work, I explore the human being’s inner path, and here, that journey unfolds aboard a weary, unreliable bus taking townspeople from a forgotten Turkish town to the train station. Though their lives and worldviews diverge, they share a confined space and an uncertain destination. At first glance, Blue Bird seems like a collage of individual stories from the past, but it gradually reveals itself as a reflection of our collective inner journey—as a society in search of itself. The ending serves as a manifesto: cinema can show what is visible, but truth lies elsewhere. The final scene—revealing a young man’s murder on a film set—challenges what we see and believe. Inspired by the literary depth of Mustafa Kutlu, the renowed Turkish story writer, I seek to uncover the gap between appearance and essence. I hope Blue Bird resonates not just with the eyes, but with the hearts of those who watch it.