DETOURS WHILE SPEAKING OF MONSTERS

Awards

• German Short Film Award 2024
• Jury Award Short Film Festival Cologne
• Special mention Dialogue Award - EMAF (European Media Arts Festival)

Synopsis

A 4,000-year-old aquatic monster is rendered invisible in present-day Turkey. Its myth dates back to the ancestors of Armenians and Kurds around Lake Van, a region that witnessed the ethnic cleansing of both peoples. However, the monster remains somewhat alive in the tales of the inhabitants, resisting falling entirely into oblivion. In this blue landscape, different forms of erasure are concealed at the crossroads of mythological, political, and personal realms. Meanwhile, old gods are upset with us, and I am upset with my father.