Synopsis
Missing Home conveys that a house demolished due to urban transformation brings not only physical but also emotional destruction for the individuals living in that house. The film, which consists of four parts, focuses on a different aspect of the house in each part and questions the connections between the space, the object and the individual. The story, which begins with images of the destruction, presents a brief, non-linear history of the house. The images, photo albums and notebooks taken before and during the destruction raise questions about memories and the meaning of the house, while also revealing the deep impact of the objects belonging to the place on the individual. The vast void left after the destruction is conveyed as a metaphor symbolizing the erasure of emotional ties and memories, rather than physical loss. The film invites us to discover that space is not just a living space, but an emotional space shaped by memories.
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Director
Yağmur Canpolat
Born and currently living in Izmir, she graduated from the Department of Sociology at Izmir University of Economics and is continuing her education in the Department of Cinema and Digital Media at the same university. She produces work across various media, including documentary, fiction, video art, and photography, drawing inspiration from daily life, observations, and her relationships with people. Concepts such as emotions, belonging, a sense of temporality, and spatial connection form the foundation of her practice.
While she received an award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival with her first documentary, she was selected for the FIDCampus Residency organized within the scope of FIDMarseille with her second experimental documentary. She is currently in the production stage of her graduation film, "Kabuk" (The Husk), which is in the experimental fiction genre.
