Ömer Kavur

Ömer Kavur

Still: The Porter

Award-winning filmmaker and producer Ömer KAVUR (1944-2005, Turkey) studied sociology at Cinémathèque Française in Paris, before returning to Turkey to move into filmmaking. His career spanning documentaries, features and short films, often delving into themes of death, time and quests made him one of Turkey's most prolific filmmakers, thanks to films like Gece Yolculuğu (1987) and Akrebin Yolculugu (1997).

Filmography

Hamal/The Porter (1971), Yatık Emine (1974), Yusuf ile Kenan/Yusuf and Kenan (1979), Ah Güzel İstanbul/Oh! Beautiful Istanbul (1981), Kırık Bir Aşk Hikayesi/A Broken Love Story (1981), Göl/The Lake (1982), Amansız Yol/The Merciless Roads(1985), Körebe/Blindfold (1985), Anayurt Oteli/The Motherland Hotel (1987), Gece Yolculuğu/The Night Journey (1987), Gizli Yüz/The Secret Face (1991), Akrebin Yolculuğu/Journey on a Clock Hand (1997), Melekler Evi/The House of Angels (2000), Karşılaşma/Encounter (2002)