Analysis of Kazim Oz cinema in the framework of third cinema

Third Cinema has influenced many directors in different geographies since it emerged conceptually. This movement has been instrumental in directors making films within the framework of the relevant thought. It can easily be said that Third Cinema, the first examples of which we saw with Metin Erksan in Turkey, has also created its own directors and audience in our country. In this study, it was evaluated whether Kazım Öz cinema carries the characteristics of this movement in terms of the criteria of Third Cinema, the first examples of which we encountered in Argentina in the 1960s. Kazım Öz cinema stands in a unique place with its chosen subjects and narrative language. No detailed study has been conducted to date on the reconciliation of this uniqueness with Third Cinema. Therefore, the main purpose of our study was determined as bringing Kazım Öz cinema to the literature with the perspective of Third Cinema and creating an archive study on Third Cinema. In this study, which is based on the screening model, one of the qualitative research methods, the content analysis technique of the films was also used in addition to the descriptive analysis. This technique is quite suitable in terms of determining and analyzing the nature of social reality. The sample of the study consists of the director's films named Fotoğraf, Toprak and Zer. As a result of the study, it was seen that Kazım Öz's cinema, like its counterparts and predecessors in the world, carries the criteria of Third Cinema in terms of both narrative and methods. Since it is the first thesis study on Kazım Öz's cinema, it is expected to contribute to the gap in this field.