The Flag was filmed on an April 23, the day when Turkey celebrates both Children’s Day and the establishment of the Turkish Parliament, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The optimism inherent to a Children’s Day celebration becomes a nightmare of intolerance described in speeches that fervently state their desire to “destroy the nest of any bird that will not hail its country’s flag” or “dig the grave of those who will not look upon their flag with respect.”
Awards
- 19th Festival | Southern Panoramas | Main exhibition China Art Foundation Residency Prize (Red Gate Residency — Beijing, China)