Northern Forests

2017 • 1h 22m • Documentary

North of Istanbul the formerly remote rural areas at the Black Sea are transformed by gigantic infrastructure projects.

A new motorway ring cuts through the forests, separating pastures from farmland. The residents are presented with a fait accompli, their villages turned into city suburbs which will make all agricultural activities illegal within a time span of 5 years. The Turkish activist group Kuzey Ormanları Savunması organizes civil resistance against the destruction of the livelihoods shared by urban and rural populations alike.

Director

Julia Lazarus

Writers

Julia Lazarus

Status

Released