The 8th International Women Directors Festival, held this year from May 5-10, 2025, offered a unique opportunity not only to watch the works of women filmmakers, but also to take a closer look at their worlds.
The slogan for this year’s festival was quite telling: ” It’s Not What It Seems. ” And indeed, every film that hit the screen drew the audience much deeper than what was apparent.
This year, the film that won the festival’s best film award in the international category was Sarah Anne Gross ‘s documentary Grains of Sand.
I met Sarah in Izmir, and we discussed both the story of this touching film and her life. I also owe a special thank you to Berna Gençalp, the creator of the Kim Mihri project, for her translation support and for making this meeting possible.
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