A tradition spanning millennia… A culture shaped in harmony with nature’s law, claiming only one of the three rights for itself… A people bound in kinship with snakes, squirrels, and blackbirds alike… Yet now, this cycle of life, pursued by the Doğa Association in Izmir’s Orhanlı Valley, is standing on the brink of peril. Bulut Renas Kaçan’s documentary The Cycle examines the continuation of traditional methods of olive cultivation through a lens of cultural heritage preservation.  Step by step, season by season, we learn about sustainable cultivation practices, handed down over generations, from the people who are struggling to keep them alive. The Cycle had its World Premiere in 2025 at the 32nd International Adanba Golden Boll Film Festival, where it received an Honorable Mention Award.

Bulut Renas Kaçan
Bulut Renas Kaçan was born in Mardin and grew up in Izmir. He received his BA from Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. His documentary films have focused on the intersection between cultural practices and ecological sustainability. His 2015 documentary Traveler, about the life of a 15-year-old shepherd, was screened at numerous national and international festivals and received various awards. Kaçan has directed several films together with NGOs in an effort to call attention to ecologically sensitive areas in Turkey, including the films Oak Forests of Anatolia, Istranca and Gölmarmara.