Programme 7
Dead Horse Nebula (2018)
Directors: Tarık Aktaş
Turkey
Narrative | 73 min
Turkish with English subtitles
Seven-year-old Hay found a dead horse in an open field and watched his father and other adults struggle to get rid of it. Unsure of this memory, he is nonetheless very influenced by the incident, and when he cuts himself during a sacrificial rite, everything comes rushing back. Step by step, Hay goes down an inevitable spiritual path where he confronts the relationship between humans and nature and the unity of life and matter.