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Ali Kemal Çınar

Working in Amed, Ali Kemal Çınar builds an independent cinema of everyday life, language and identity through humour, fixed frames and unexpected situations.

2
films in the guide
2017–2018
years
About the filmmaker

Approach Ali Kemal Çınar’s films without expecting an elaborate sequence of major events. Gênco places a limited superpower within ordinary life, with humour emerging from conversation and waiting. An interview in which he discusses his production process offers a companion to discovering this cinema made with modest resources.

After Gênco, place Kurtefîlm, Veşartî and Di Navberê De alongside one another to compare the roles of language, bodies and everyday habits. Geceden Önce opens another doorway through painting and family memory. These examples form a route into his work rather than a complete filmography.

Where to start

Films

  1. Gênco (2017)
  2. Kurtefîlm (2013)
  3. Veşartî (2015)
  4. Di Navberê De (2018)
  5. Geceden Önce (2021)
Sources and information · 08.10.2026

Work details are based on the sources below. Recommendation and selection texts are Bîr Culture editorial assessments.

2017–2018

Films in the guide

Bîr Cinema · Kovara Bîr’s Kurdish cinema supplementFestivalsA random film ↗