Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds

Remet, a teenager in a small Turkish village, spends his days assisting a watermelon seller and his nights chasing the magic of cinema. With his friend Mehmet, he obsessively pieces together a broken film projector, part by part. Their shared dream of becoming famed directors burns brightly against the backdrop of dusty roads and menial labor. Every salvaged gear, every moment stolen from sleep, is a step toward transforming their mundane reality into the luminous world flickering on the makeshift screen they hope to build.