SOUL OF THE FOOT

DUHULDEKI DENEY

Mustafa Uzuner • Canada, Turkey • 2025 • 66 min.

SYNOPSIS

Moving from the intimate to the cosmic, “Soul of the Foot” is an essay film that explores memory, erasure, and a country in transition. Weaving archival footage with chance encounters, it is anchored by fragments of old home video—quiet gestures of family life where the domestic and political subtly intertwine. Shot partly on 16mm, the camera captures the dense textures of present-day Türkiye: election noise, street musicians, and the friction of shifting nationalisms. Navigating the space between rural memory and urban fracture, the film searches for a pulse of belonging suspended between what persists and what slips away.

TRAILER

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

New Visions Award by FIPRESCI & LaScam
RIDM Montreal International Documentary Film Festival. Canada (2025)

CREW

SCREENWRITER & DIRECTOR
Mustafa Uzuner

PRODUCER
Mustafa Uzuner

MUSIC
Christiopher Edmondson
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh

SOUND DESIGNER
Kristian North

POSTER
Mustafa Hacalaki

FESTIVALS & SALES
María Vera (KINO REBELDE)