When a Western woman takes a camera to the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, she finds herself in a unique passenger seat, separated from the world around her by a sheet of bulletproof glass.
Kate Cook, Writer/Director/Editor
Melissa Beuoy as herself
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In the 60 years since Chinese Nationalists moved to Taiwan, the country has grown up in a very different way from mainland China. Matthew Rivera reports from Taiwan on how culture, democracy and economics there offer a look at an alternative China.
Principal Crew:
Reported and Produced by Matthew Rivera for MarketWatch.
Sinem Saniye works with French Producer Henri Scars Struck crafting her debut, “When I Don’t Sleep.” She takes various world music influences to create her own Turkish American pop style.
Editor – Deb Szczepkowski
Artist – Sinem Saniye
French Producer – Henri Scars Struck
Mixing Engineer – Mark Plati
Filmmaker Therese Shechter heads to Turkey for a much-needed vacation. She also plans to interview young Turkish women for a documentary on feminism. Instead, she becomes fascinated with the men. And they are fascinated with her.
This true story is a twisted travelogue chronicling one woman’s obsession with Turkish men. Her attempts to understand their language, culture and psyche leads to a revealing exploration of cultural cliches, the ‘exotic other’ and the aphrodisiac properties of a US visa.
Therese Shechter: Writer, Director, Editor, DP and Producer
Andrew Kines: Assoc. Editor
Paul Ruest: Sound Editor
“How I Learned to Speak Turkish” won the jury prize for Short Documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival.
