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Hemshins: A journey through the impact of urbanisation and migration on the loss of culture and language

1 July 2023

by M. Bay & D. Thorpe | 2023 | 6 min

Hemshins is a short film that follows the daily routine of an elderly Hemshin grandmother living in a remote village in the mountains of Hopa, Türkiye. With most of her children having moved away to big cities, she is left with only her daughter.