Who Is Mihri
Turkey, 2022, 90 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2023 Altın Safran Belgesel Film Festivali; Special Jury Award 2022 Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali; Film Best Documentary Film
Director: Berna Gençalp
Screenplay: Berna Gençalp
Cinematography: Gözde Koyuncu
Editing: Fırat Terzioğlu
Music: Eleni Lomvardou
Producer: Berat İlk, Yonca Ertürk, Berna Gençalp
Production: İlk Production, Pati Film
Cast: Feride Çetin, Ece Dizdar, Deniz Türkali
The story of painter Mihri, full of gaps and rumours, attracts the attention of director Berna Gençalp, who focuses on female characters. She sets out with the question "Who is Mihri?" to uncover the story of Mihri Rasim Müşfik Açba, which begins in Ottoman Istanbul at the end of the 19th century and extends to Rome, Paris and New York. Mihri, whose artistic work and life story have been unjustly obscured, lost and deformed, is revitalised through archival materials, interviews and animation sequences./edit