Turkish Film Producer and Film Director.

Necati SONMEZ is a film producer. He has worked as film critic and journalist before starting to make documentary films. His debut work, "Theo's Gaze" (2003) looked at the work of Greek director Theo Angelopoulos, while his award winning film "To Make an Example of" (2007) explored the reasons behind the death of the hundreds of people executed since the founding of the Turkish Republic. He has produced several awarded films such as "Housekeeper", "Sisters of Lilith" and "The Trace of the Butterfly". He is one of the founders of Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days, which was launched in 2008. He is currently living in Istanbul and Cairo.

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www.indiegogo.com/projects/you-come-from-far-away#/

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Productor turco.

Necati SONMEZ ha trabajado como crítico de cine y periodista antes de empezar a realizar documentales. Su primera obra Theo's Gaze (2003) contempla el trabajo del director griego Theo Angelopoulos, mientras que su premiado documental To Make an Example of (2007) explora las razones de la ejecución de cientos de personas desde la fundación de la república turca. Ha producido varios documentales que han sido galardonados, como Housekeeper, Sisters of Lilith y La estela de la mariposa. Es uno de los fundadores de Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days (2008). Vive entre El Cairo y Estambul.

Source:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/you-come-from-far-away#/