Originally from Turkey, Onur and his family moved to Quebec when he was 8 years old. In his early adult years, his passion for cinema would prove to be too much to contain and he would embark on a quest to further his education. He filmed his first feature LA FERME DES HUMAINS (The Urban Farm) in 2014, which was soon followed by LÀ OÙ ATILLA PASSE (There Where Atilla Passes) in 2016 and LE COUPABLE (Guilt) in 2018. RESPIRE (Breathe) is his fourth feature film, in which he fills the roles of director, scriptwriter and producer. He is currently leading the post-production stage for his first English horror film, EMPTINESS.
The mission of Karaman Productions is to produce films that expose viewers to different cultures and ideas, thus allowing people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures to better know themselves and to find a path towards greater inner peace. There are many films that address the notions of “accepting” or “understanding” the Other. However, we forget the obvious fact that to other people, we are the Other, and that opening up to the world requires an awakening of our own conscience.
Là où Atilla passe… is a film that aims to appease the feeling of estrangement that we all face at some point in our lives… given the inescapable fact that we will all one day lose someone or something dear to us, if not our own lives. Why do we love certain things and hate others, and why are we thus conditioned when we are all connected, and share such powerful bonds? This notion continually escapes us, as we go about our lives like rolling waves, ever crashing on shores and rocks, capsizing ships—even when these ships are the very people we love. Karaman Productions wishes to help build an emotional bridge leading to the discovery of our own inner “Other.” It aspires to encourage us in our collective self-realization, rooted in the beauty of life, filled as it is with poetry, emotion, yet, a touch of bitterness.