Interview with Filmmaker Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

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THE RETURN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2018 Documentary FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Nesli Ozalp Tuncer: I realized that I was always looking so far away for stories that were the subject of our films, and that I could start storytelling in my own environment. I looked at my own family and I remembered that we had an immigration story that I didn’t know. I wanted to make a movie for my family with my family. I completed the film with full motivation thanks to the harmony with my grandmother during the filming.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?

In 2014, I had the idea of making a documentary about this issue. I couldn’t get the result I wanted because of lack of…

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