Fatma of the Forest

Fatma of the Forest
Tahtacı Fatma
Directed bySuha Arın
Produced bySuha Arın
Music by
Distributed byMTV Film Televizyon
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

Fatma of the Forest (Turkish: Tahtacı Fatma) is a 28-minute color Turkish documentary film about Tahtacı people directed by Süha Arın. It was first shown in 1979, the International Year of the Child.[1]

The film shows the life of a 12-year-old Tahtacı girl and her family in the forests of the high Taurus Mountains.

Crew

Awards

  • First Prize in The International 3rd Balkan Film Festival (1979)[1]
  • International Damascus Film Festival Silver Sword Award (1979)[1]
  • Antalya Film Festival Golden Orange Award (1979)[1]
  • First Prize in The Short Film Competition of Turkey Ministry of Culture (1979)[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tahtacı Fatma – Fatma of the Forest: Türkiye/Turkey, Süha Arın, 28', 1979. Special screening, Hangi İnsan Hakları? Film Festival, Istanbul, 6–10 December 2011. Documentarist. Accessed October 2014.