A STRANGE SIGHT TO BEHOLD: THE VAN LAKE MONSTER

SEYİRLİK BİR GARİPLİK: VAN GÖLÜ CANAVARI

Documentary; Turkish; English subtitles; Türkiye; 2022; Color.

The Van Lake Monster, with its various dimensions ranging from historical remnants to scientific research, from popular culture to childhood memories, critically and ironically examines the current state of humanity. By establishing a connection between the overlooked past of the creature, which is the subject of Urartian mythology and Evliya Çelebi's Seyahatnâme, and the present, it promises a ‘strange sight to behold’. The film combines the creature's transcendent mythological past with the image of the monster, advocating for the coexistence of differences within the openness that life offers to all beings, rather than transforming each other into monsters.

Director : Behçet Güleryüz
Producer : Behçet Güleryüz
Screenplay : Ezgi Bakçay
DOP : Afif Ataman
Editing : Dehriy Doğa Dirier
Cast : Sezin Akbaşoğulları