MUHAMMAD SİYÂH QALAM

ÜSTAD MEHMED SİYAH KALEM

Documentary; English Turkish; Turkish Subtitles English Subtitles; Türkiye Canada; 2025; Color Black & White; 34'

An artist whose name is not even fully known pushed the boundaries of imagination in 15th-century Central Asia by telling stories of jinn, giants, and demons, just to vanish right after. He left behind only scattered, fragmented paintings that seemed unrelated to each other. We do not know who he was, nor what he thought or intended to convey. This creative effort is a quest to decipher the meaning his creations—now ours to interact and echo—evoke in our minds.

Director: Selin Aktaş, Murat Kadir Toy
Producer: Selin Aktaş, Murat Kadir Toy
Screenplay: Selin Aktaş, Murat Kadir Toy
Cinematographer: Oğuz Özdemir, Aydın Kapancık, Matthew Lewis
Editing: Selin Aktaş
Cast: Richard Bartle, Mehmet Can Özer, Evren Karayel Gökkaya, Gülder Emre, Hesna Haral

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