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Since the summer of 2025, I have been trying to build stronger connections in Turkey with filmmakers and artists working in documentary cinema. My dear friend @soydam_ece kindly introduced me to her friends. Ms. @EsinOzalpozturk , who helped me very generously, made the arrangements for me to attend the 1001 International Documentary Film Festival in Istanbul.

I was truly amazed by the effort and care behind this festival. The high quality of the film selection in the international section, as well as the guests invited to the event, felt far beyond what you would normally expect from a privately organized film festival.

During the festival, I met new friends. I can mention Fabian @voltifabian_filmmaker and Stefania from Sardinia, Zlatko from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and my dear Laurence @les.vesques from Canada. They are highly creative and successful filmmakers. I fell in love with their films, and I learned so much from spending time with them.

On the last day of the festival, I had a surprising moment when I met one of the filmmakers of "Divorce Iranian Style". I had watched that film as a teenager, and I never imagined that one day I would meet one of its directors, Ms. Kim Longinotto, in person. Her experiences and the things she shared were inspiring, and they even made me feel tempted to make films myself.

Alongside all this, I also met wonderful people from Turkish cinema. Your kindness and hospitality made me feel no sense of loneliness at all. It showed me once again that the bond between the people of Turkey and Iran is deep and meaningful.

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