My Name is Batlir, Not Butler
Batlir Degil, Bahtli
WINTER FILM AWARDS 2018 NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR, STARE' YILDIRIM
NOMINEE - BEST PICTURE
NOMINEE - OUTSTANDING WOMAN DIRECTOR
2017
Turkey
97 mins
Turkish
World Premiere
Feature Film Competition
| Stare' Yıldırım | |
| Stare' Yıldırım, Rick Porras | |
| Can Sipahi, Sinan Caliskanoglu, Merve Dizdar, Selen Kurtaran |
Hello, my name is Batlır, not Butler. I’m not actually overweight, I just have some excess in a certain area…. It is told in Anatolia that a baby looks like whatever the mother craves while pregnant. My mother craved for watermelon. I mostly talk to 52 Hertz, she is the loneliest whale in the world, and she is my best friend.
About the Director
An alumni of 2013 Berlin Talent Campus from Turkey, Stare Yıldırım holds a BA in American Culture and Literature and a post-grad degree in Film and TV from UCLA. She worked as a freelance filmmaker and temp positions at Buena Vista Home and International Distribution in USA. She continued her career as President of Production and Local Acquisitions at Medyavizyon Film Distribution in Turkey and she was chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Turkey by JCI.
Reviews
Batlir, the Story that Must Be Told from Stare’ Yildirim – Belton DeLaine-Facey , Winter Film Awards
Rick Porras: Batlır feels the same as Forrest Gump – Daily Sabah
Making of Batlir’s Head – Stare Films
Trailer
https://vimeo.com/243134939
