Waiting for Bekir (2019)

Bekir is a middle class immigrant from Turkey in the U.S. He dreams of making a blockbuster film that will take care of him materially. He faces various misadventures, diversions, and doubts, yet persists in continuing to learn, take action, and embrace life. Along the way, he finds his sense of accomplishment and connection through daily life activities, friends, family, and the environment. Bekir also subverts the filmmaker-subject relationship. Initially, he is excited about the possibilities of being the subject of a documentary, and he contributes to the filmmaking process with his directing and his own footage. But he begins to doubt the value of this relationship, which changes drastically by the end of the film.