FIRST REVOLT: THE BLACK CAVE
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF PROFESSOR MEHMET YILMAZ
Video Installation
2025
Material: Single channel video, Clay objects, Metal shelves
Film Duration: 37’20″
First Revolt: The Black Cave (The Disappearance of Professor Mehmet Yılmaz) is the story of the earliest known uprising in human history and of Professor Mehmet Yılmaz, who uncovered the cave art depicting this rebellion.
The story is told through an installation that includes reproductions of these artworks and a film.
The mockumentary film features interviews with Professor Yılmaz, his mother Meltem, and fellow researchers, discussing the cultural and historical significance of the discovery.
The film explores the staggering impact that the discovery of the cave art has had on the Western-centered perspective of civilization and the progressive view of history, as well as the current role of Western state institutions and the blurry boundary between speculation and scientific knowledge.
EXHIBITION:
· Rijksakademie Open Studios, Amsterdam
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FILM CAST & CREW:
MURAT KAYA (as Professor Mehmet Yılmaz)
HANİFE AKYÜZ (as Meltem Yılmaz)
CLARA AMARAL (as Dr. Masha Sacrimoni)
VITA BUIVID (as Professor Anastasia Kozak)
GIORGOS GRIPEOS (as Professor Dimitris Karistinos)
AYLİN KURYEL (as Dr. Aysel Karat)
GÜLİZAR MANAV (as Professor Fatma Kurtan)
FRANCISCO MOJICA (as Dr. Alejandro Ocampo)
MANDUS RIDEFELT (as Dr. Tobias Lundstörm)
Written and Directed by HASAN ÖZGÜR TOP
Line Producer: GÜL YAVUZ
Director of Photography: TANER TAMER
Sound Designer: CALEB THORNWELL
Logistics: ÖZGE DENİZ
THANKS TO:
BARBAROS TAŞKIRAN
AYLA İSKENDEROĞLU
ERTUĞRUL GÜNGÖR
ESER İSPİR
FARUK ERTEKİN
KENAN TEMELTAŞI
NURAY ÇAYIR
SUMRU HEMEN
