Letters from Silivri (2020)

6.0/10 16 min Documentary

Overview

"Letters from Silivri" draws on letters of the Turkish philanthropist and public intellectual Osman Kavala to document a timeline of his imprisonment. By separating voice and image the film intends to create an echo chamber that allows audiences to listen more carefully to Kavala’s letters, while at the same time place his words in context to a civil society.

Cast

Mustafa Avkıran

Narrator (voice)

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