Zer

In Zer, a song becomes more than a melody to remember: it is a path for Jan to follow. Searching for the source of his grandmother’s tune brings encounters with people’s accounts, different places and traces of the past. Kazım Öz’s interview provides a companion for considering sound and memory alongside the film’s making.

Attend to where the song is heard, how different people remember the same tune and the silences between conversations. Watch alongside Song of My Mother to compare sound’s connections with homes, people and places. The accompanying short culture note develops that relationship between listening and remembering.