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Playing on the Road
00:19:24
Eminhan Çakır
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Türkiye
Belgesel, İzmir'in sokaklarında ve mekanlarında performans sergileyen genç sanatçıların günlük yaşamlarına odaklanıyor. Her sanatçı, kendine özgü tarzı ve hikayesiyle, kamusal alanlarda izleyicilerle buluşuyor ve müziklerin hayatlarındaki önemini vurguluyor. Yasaklar, baskılar ve zorluklara rağmen, bu genç müzisyenler sanatlarını ve hayatlarını sürdürmek için çaba göstererek destek ve dayanışma arıyorlar. Müziğin gücüyle iç içe geçmiş direnç ve yaratıcılık hikayeleri, ilham vermekle kalmıyor, aynı zamanda hayata tutunmalarını ve umudu beslemelerini sağlayan yolları da ortaya koyuyor.
21 Ocak 2026 Çarşamba
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