Searching For Rodakis (2024)
As a Greek tombstone of unknown origin is discovered underneath the floorboards in an old village house in Turkey, an almost forgotten story from the country’s creation unravels; the forced population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The engraved Cyrillic letters tell of a woman, Chrysoula Rodaki, who died in 1887. And so the search for her descendants begins: It leads director Kerem Soyyilmaz to local archives, where his own family's role in history is laid bare; to abandoned ghost towns and through the memories of older villagers - all while Soyyilmaz meets massive support for his quest from Greeks on the other side of the border. The stone becomes a portal to the past - and for a while, the trauma becomes redeemed when the previous owners of the village house return.
Director: Kerem Soyyılmaz
| Crew | Andreas Ascanius Lundmark Jakobsen | Cinematography |
| Editing | Burak Dal | Editor |
| Production | Kerem Soyyılmaz | Producer |
| Directing | Kerem Soyyılmaz | Director |
| Writing | Kerem Soyyılmaz | Writer |
