Rootless Resident

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verfügbare Sprachen

Turkish,Kurdish,Armenian

Regie

Rıza Oylum

Production

Seyyah Film

Laufzeit

61 min

"Rootless Resident" follows Yervant Demirci, a blacksmith born in the Derik district of Mardin, as he navigates the complex terrain of Armenian-Turkish-Kurdish identity in Turkey and Armenia. Yervant's language journey begins with Kurdish, continues with Turkish as he enters school, and now seeks to reconnect with his Armenian roots by learning his mother tongue. The documentary follows Demirci's efforts to reconnect with his heritage in two countries and three cities, despite the cultural and linguistic barriers that define him as "Kurdish-Armenian" and "Turkish-Armenian".