KOYUN played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Female Film Festival in Toronto.
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?
Nesli ERGÜN: It seems a fair share of moral confusion is pervading the world today about women who wear the Islamic head scarf. This confusion is no accident. It’s easy to get away with oppressing women if the general public, and even women underneath the veil, can’t rally behind a unifying consensus that compulsory veiling is wrong. George Orwell said once that the prime responsibility lay in being able to tell people what they did not wish to hear.
2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?
About 4 months.
3. How would you describe your short film in two words!?
Critical, Unashamed
4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?
Whether…
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