Unkapanı: The Endless Tale

The cassette tape and CD market has collapsed and been completely replaced by digitalization. Unkapanı Recorders’ Bazaar was once a place where those dreaming of fame arrived at in the city, after selling their fields, vineyards and gardens in their villages. However, this bazaar that once ruled the industry could not keep up with this change and those beautiful days are now pages from a fairy tale. Those who go to the “fame factory” today are met with for-sale signs on the windows of empty shops. And then, there are the “loyal owners” of Unkapanı… Those who do not believe that this fairy tale is over, those who cannot come back, those who remain. Those who still hope to become famous despite years of disappointment, those who have nowhere else to go. They are the ones who are not tired of living in an endless tale.

TAYFUN BELET

Born in İzmir, Tayfun Belet graduated from Yaşar University Radio, Cinema and Television Department, and completed his master’s degree in the Art-Design department of the same university. He started his directing career in 2006. His films met with audiences in more than 40 countries and won several awards. He has given lectures on cinema and documentary at universities such as Yaşar University, İzmir University of Economics, and İstanbul Kültür University.