Orhan Tekeoğlu
Born in Trabzon (Turkey) in 1954. Has studied radio and television at Gazi University. He has worked as a journalist for 25 years and then retired to make films with his wife, dr. Nurdan Tekeoğlu. His first documentary was “İfakat” with the TRT documentary award. Later he made a feature called “Öyle sevdim ki seni” with many international screenings, including Moscow, Kiev, Chennai, Canada, LA Femme,Varna Film Festival. In 2015 he directed 2 documentaries: “Sıra Dışı İnsanlar” and “Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams.”
Films
- Extraordinary People35'49"
Production: TR/RU 2015
The people of the Black Sea region are different. The hard and unusual conditions of life are dictated by the wilderness. Existence is a real challenge that takes place between two vast spaces: the sea and the sky. Some of the inhabitants have exciting ideas and create all sorts of inventions. Bilal Atasoy, 83, is a retired religious leader living in an amazing, complex house on a cliff, and he feels as if living in the sky. Metin is 57 and lives in Çamlıhemşin (a town in the Rize province, Turkey) with his family. There is a river between his house and the road; the man crosses it by using an iron wire. He knows that it’s dangerous, but he is unafraid and sees it as completely normal. “Sıra Dışı İnsanlar” takes us into the world of extraordinary people and picturesque locations.
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