RESISTING THE WAVES
Dalgaya Direnmek

In Competition

Directed by Zekiye Ergün
Doc. / 50 min. / 2014

Synopsis

"Some leave themselves to the waves, some resist." This is what Hüseyin, a fisherman in a smalltown of Karaburun fishing with bottom mets, says. Hüseyin is 64 years old, yet he has the eyes of an eagle, the courage and personality tough as the North winds, who deserves to be called the "best fisherman" of the peninsula.
This 2-episode documentary, containing docudrama and underwater shots, is about the struggle of the fish for not to be caught by the net, and the struggle of the old fisherman against the time, place and rough environmental conditions.

Selected Festivals and Awards

TRT Documentary Days, Istanbul, Turkey

Zekiye ERGÜN

Zekiye Ergün was born in 1963 in Ankara. After graduation from Gazi University, Department of Communications, she received her Master’s degree on Public Service Broadcasting in TODAİE. She has been working in Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) since 1986, currently as a producer in İzmir, Turkey.