Woodpecker

A young Kurdish asylum seeking immigrant grapples with the hidden facets of his identity, including his unspoken gay orientation, amidst the challenges of adapting to a new country in the heart of the Turkish diaspora in USA.

15 minutes. Shot in New Haven, CT; Montclair, NJ; Queens, NY.

Directed by Tanju Özdemir

Produced by Mehmet Güngören.

Turkish with English subtitles.