What Remain is Mermanat...

Every day after school, nine-year-old Bahri and 12-year-old Damla pay a visit to their favourite neighbour. At 82, Nokta is one of the last people left in their tiny village in the Turkish mountains, and she tolerates their mischief while their mother cuts tea in the nearby fields. When the children's father returns to the village with plans to move his family, Nokta's future is suddenly cast in doubt. As the seasons pass and Bahri and Damla transform Nokta's homestead into a magical playground, What Remains is Mermanat presents a disarming portrait of a cross-generational friendship and a moving elegy for a fading way of life. (Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival)