A Dream School in the Steppes
The passion to describe every moment of one's life through images - Could it give the power to struggle against all kinds of obstacles to someone fascinated by cinema? Ahmet Uluçay, well-known by his idiosyncratic short films and his only feature film "Boats out of Watermelon Rinds", had to face the fact that he had a brain tumor, and had his first operation 12 years ago. This documentary film, in accordance with Uluçay's life between reality and dream, draws us from the half-lit corridors of a hospital to the village, to childhood and dreams, and into the world of a passionate cinéaste.
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A Dream School in the Steppes
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- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
May 22, 2015
Runtime
0h 55m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Tepecik Hayal Okulu
Director
Güliz Saglam
Description
The passion to describe every moment of one's life through images - Could it give the power to struggle against all kinds of obstacles to someone fascinated by cinema? Ahmet Uluçay, well-known by his idiosyncratic short films and his only feature film "Boats out of Watermelon Rinds", had to face the fact that he had a brain tumor, and had his first operation 12 years ago. This documentary film, in accordance with Uluçay's life between reality and dream, draws us from the half-lit corridors of a hospital to the village, to childhood and dreams, and into the world of a passionate cinéaste.
