A Hopeful Sun is a poetic and enriching documentary about Ilhan Sami Çomak, a Kurdish man imprisoned as a young student in Turkey, accused without evidence of links to the PKK. Over the course of 30 years behind bars, Ilhan transformed his cell into a space of imagination and resistance through poetry. Told in his own words, this visual poem captures the emotional and creative force that helped him survive decades of incarceration. A Hopeful Sun is a story of endurance, expression, and the quiet power of words to transcend walls.
A film by myself and Morgan Tipping
My role was DOP, Editor, Producer, Sound and Animation
Currently in submission status for several international festivals.
Screening at New York Kurdish Film Festival in September.
