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Civic StoriesReleased: August 31, 2021

Ekmeğimizi Büyütüyoruz, Adil Bölüşüyoruz

A nine-minute documentary I wrote, shot, and edited about İzmir’s Acil Çözüm Ekibi and the neighborhoods it serves.

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My roleWriting, field production, camera, editing, and post-production

Format

Short documentary

A field-led story about local public service.

Runtime

9 min 23 sec

Long enough to show the work, the place, and the people affected.

My role

Writer, camera, editor

I handled the film from the first outline to the final cut.

Subject

Acil Çözüm Ekibi

A municipal team working in neighborhoods with urgent service needs.

Why I made it

Municipal work is often described through plans and statements. I made this film to stay close to the streets, residents, and visible interventions that show what the team actually does.

What I built

  1. 01

    Built the story around field visits, interviews, and observable changes in each neighborhood.

  2. 02

    Wrote and shot the film with the edit in mind, gathering the context and transitions needed for a short runtime.

  3. 03

    Edited the material into a nine-minute sequence that balances explanation, place, and personal testimony.

The key decision

The film had to explain a complicated public-service process without sounding institutional. I kept the focus on concrete work and the people living with its consequences.

Under the hood

I handled the writing, field production, camera work, interview structure, edit, and post-production as one continuous process.

Outcome

The finished documentary shows the team’s work through the neighborhoods and residents it directly affects.

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