The Island
Ada; She is a little girl living in a dry village where it has not rained for a long time. Ada's family is considering leaving the village if the thirst continues. Ada is very upset about this and wants to tell us about her village with her camera. She goes to a lake that used to be full of water and visits the island named after her. But she sees that the lake is completely dry, the soil is cracked and there is no water left in it.
Country of Origin: Turkey
MAHMUT TAŞ, Director
Country of Origin: Turkey
MAHMUT TAŞ, Director
Mahmut Taş completed his university education in 2009 at Yıldız Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering. His passion for cinema from a young age led him to write screenplays and shoot films.
In this context, he received various cinema trainings and film shooting techniques trainings from private courses between 2015-2018. He received training in screenwriting techniques between 2018-2019. He shot his first short film PAİN in June 2018. In 2019, he released his film e-HAPPINESS. It was included in the official selections of 15 festivals.
In 2021, he shot and completed his short film THE RETURN, a joint production of Turkey and Uzbekistan, in Uzbekistan. Again in 2021, he completed his film CRACKED. With this film about drought, he was officially selected in nearly 300 festivals worldwide and received awards from nearly 50 festivals. The festival process is ongoing.
In 2022, he was an actor and assistant director in the Antalya Kaleiçi documentary, shot with the contributions of the Antalya Youth and Sports Provincial Directorate.
In early 2024, he released the documentary THE ISLAND, which he wrote and directed. Since January 2024, he has participated in 90 festivals, won 16 awards, and the festival process is ongoing.
Director Statement:
One of the biggest problems of our age is climate change and drought. I am a Father. I worry that my children and future generations will suffer from thirst. People need to be aware of this global drought. In this movie, my own daughter, 4-year-old ADA, played. We showed how a place that used to be a lake has now dried up and huge cracks have formed. Our goal is to raise awareness among people and we must start fighting drought before it is too late.
In this context, he received various cinema trainings and film shooting techniques trainings from private courses between 2015-2018. He received training in screenwriting techniques between 2018-2019. He shot his first short film PAİN in June 2018. In 2019, he released his film e-HAPPINESS. It was included in the official selections of 15 festivals.
In 2021, he shot and completed his short film THE RETURN, a joint production of Turkey and Uzbekistan, in Uzbekistan. Again in 2021, he completed his film CRACKED. With this film about drought, he was officially selected in nearly 300 festivals worldwide and received awards from nearly 50 festivals. The festival process is ongoing.
In 2022, he was an actor and assistant director in the Antalya Kaleiçi documentary, shot with the contributions of the Antalya Youth and Sports Provincial Directorate.
In early 2024, he released the documentary THE ISLAND, which he wrote and directed. Since January 2024, he has participated in 90 festivals, won 16 awards, and the festival process is ongoing.
Director Statement:
One of the biggest problems of our age is climate change and drought. I am a Father. I worry that my children and future generations will suffer from thirst. People need to be aware of this global drought. In this movie, my own daughter, 4-year-old ADA, played. We showed how a place that used to be a lake has now dried up and huge cracks have formed. Our goal is to raise awareness among people and we must start fighting drought before it is too late.