Turkish artist breaks stereotypes
Kutlug Ataman, born in 1961, is a Turkish filmmaker and contemporary artist who lives in Istanbul and London and whose movies and artwork have reached international audiences. He is one of the rare Turkish artists who have had the courage of openly declaring their homosexuality. Ataman's works reflect mostly the lives of marginalized individuals, examining the ways in which people create and rewrite their identities through self-expression, blurring the line between reality and fiction. His films have been described as combining documentary-style filmmaking with the intimacy of the home-movie genre. Politically, he identifies himself as a leftist.
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