Fatma of the Forest

Fatma of the Forest
Tahtacı Fatma
Directed by Suha Arın
Produced by Suha Arın
Music by
Distributed by MTV Film Televizyon
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
 28 minutes
Country Turkey
Language Turkish

Fatma of the Forest (Turkish: Tahtacı Fatma) is a 28-minute color Turkish documentary film 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 girl with the woodcutters in the forests of the high Taurus Mountains. It documents child labor and the harsh lives of those logging for the Turkish Ministry of Forestry.[1]

Crew

  • Director: Suha Arın
  • Assistant Director and Editor: Nesli Çölgeçen, Cemal Karman, Kemal Sevimli, Yalcin Yelence
  • Director of Photography: Hasan Ozgen
  • Camera: Savas Guvezne
  • Music Arrangement: Mehmet Erenler, Nevit Kodallı

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)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.


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