THE CIRCLE

Synopsis

In Mesopotamia, there are children of different ethnicities, religions and languages. Zelal, 7 years old petite girl, is an ethnic Kurd as well as religiously an Ezidi (Yazidi). An ordinary school day turns into a life changing event for Zelal and her introvert admirer, Zeki, after their Turkish teacher introduces the letter of the week ‘O’…

Director Biography

Rûken Tekeş, Kurdish born on 1976 in Diyarbakır –Turkey, she lived in Istanbul, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Athens, Vienna, Venice, Kiev, San Diego and Moscow. She graduated with an E.MA in Human Rights and Democratization from European Inter University Consortium on Human Rights and Democratization, Venice (2002), after having completed programmes in University of Vienna and University of California Los Angeles, and a BBA in University of Marmara, Istanbul (1999).