Hezarfen

A beautiful hilarious animation based on the historical event of the first human flight which took place in Turkey in the early 17th century. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi (1609-1640) of Istanbul is the first human being to successfully fly with artificial wings. Hezarfen took off from the 183-foot tall Galata Tower near Bosporus Strait in Istanbul and landed successfully at Uskudar, on the other side. Sultan Murad IV who witnessed his flight was highly pleased but had to exile Hezarfen later due to religious and political pressure. One of the three airports in Istanbul is named after him.

This animated short is directed by Tolga Ari, Romain Blanchet, Chung-Yu Huang and Rémy Hurlin.

Music by Yannis Dumoutiers and sound design by Ozan Kurtulus.

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