ZAYNE AKYOL - Director

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Team Deakins shares our conversation with director Zayne Akyol (ROJEK; GULISTAN, LAND OF ROSES). Having shot two feature-length documentaries in dangerous environments, Zayne reflects with Roger & James on the therapeutic limits of filmmaking and the unique life experiences presented to documentary filmmakers. She speaks on her collaboration with her cinematographers and knowing when and what to shoot, even while soldiers shoot at their drone on its maiden flight over a land on fire. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Recommended Episode Viewing: ROJEK; GULISTAN, LAND OF ROSES

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deakin's podcast.
0:08.4	A collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deakin's and Aghast.
0:14.3	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
0:22.4	This episode is sponsored by Ari Rental, a global rental company providing personalized
0:27.8	service and support to productions of all sizes, from commercials to major motion pictures.
0:34.7	Ari Rental offers a wide range of exclusive products that are developed in-house, including
0:40.9	the Alexa 65 camera and lenses such as the DNAs, alphas and heroes, as well as lights and
0:48.7	grip equipment.
0:52.8	Today we're pleased to be speaking with the documentary film director.
0:56.6	Her first documentary, Gula Stan Land of Roses, took us into the world of young Kurdistan
1:02.5	female fighters, and her more recent film, Rojak, offers a chilling look at the ideologies
1:08.6	of jihadist prisoners in Syrian Kurdistan.
1:13.2	We're happy to have Zayn Akyol with us today.
1:16.4	Thank you Zayn for doing this.
1:18.2	Yes, welcome.
1:19.2	Thanks for the invitation.
1:22.1	We'd like to start with a question that we always start with, which is how did you get
1:25.9	to where you are today?
1:26.9	Is it something that you always knew you wanted to do, or did you find it later?
1:30.5	Did you take another path?
1:32.2	Tell us your story.
1:33.7	Yes, my story is very boring as I was saying before we record.
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