ABOUT

This project made possible by a lot of people coming together for a non-profit cause.

March 18th is a special day in Turkish history, honoring the deceased soldiers who died during The Turkish War of Independence. The brief was basically people from different generations coming together to plant and water a seed which symbolizes the fruit of the sacrifices made by their fellow countrymen.

I shot the video staying pretty much loyal to the brief aside from a couple of differences. Tried a few creative takes, some worked, some didn't.

During the edit, I actually took a gamble:

The material was fine with color but I thought how about we Schindler's List this film, Desaturating every color but red. It was risky because to be honest, people aren't really open to stuff like this (Black and White footage, different storytelling ideas, etc) around these parts.

To my surprise, it was received well.