Director

Emir Yener

Emir Yener helms a slick, rapidfire&nbsp;visual for Turkish rapper Mavi's reflections on fame.&nbsp;While the track Efsane explores Mavi's journey into fame at a young age, the person he became through the words he chose to write, Yener's&nbsp;Istanbul-shot video switches&nbsp;between imagery signifying success and solitude, questioning destiny, authorship, and the fragile line between who we are and who we might have been.The video imagines an alternate life, one where those words were never written, and asks how differently everything could have unfolded.[imgtoken data:1]

Efe Zimba

Hakkı Tursun

Emre Yavuz

Postline Company

Pigeon Pictures

Ugur Karaca

Ibrahim K. Muhammad

Merve Sahin

Abdullah Akilmak

Ercan Kirsiz

Furkan Günes

Saliha Dogan

Daria Sillvaris

Mert Halili

Emre Karagöz

Arda Bilgili

Mavi

Mavi 'Efsane' by Emir Yener

Mavi-'Efsane'-by-Emir-Yener

Emir Yener directs a captivating video for Turkish rapper&nbsp;Şam, taking viewers on a&nbsp;journey which recounts the evolution of the artist's life and work.&nbsp;The Instanbul-shot video for&nbsp;Bunun Adı Şam builds a narrative that bridges Şam's past and present, weaving his childhood self&nbsp;into the montage&nbsp;of evocative vignettes. The video switches between narrative scenes, naturalistic shots of city, and punchy performance setups.&nbsp;This is a cool and accomplished video to match the atmospheric track, and the blend of live action and documentary elements gives it a fun perspective.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]

Turkey

Melancholia Pictures

Ben Holt

Kristóf D. Keszthelyi

Ana Ungureanu

Mara Cracaleanu

Ahmet Batuhan Cebi

Restan Durukan

Mustafa Arslan

Ilham Akkus

Anca Radu

Elif Gonen

Magdalena Turnier

Gustav Arthur Simon

Umut Esen

Abugat

Şamil Oymak

Hip Hop

Şam 'Bunun Adı Şam' by Emir Yener

Şam-'Bunun-Adı-Şam'-by-Emir-Yener

Emir Yener

Director

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