Ben annemin kiziyim – Ich bin Tochter meiner Mutter

“Dearest Mother, I don’t know much about you. My knowledge or our family is made up of pictures and facts from father’s side. That doesn’t surprise me as Turkish tradition presents the male line as the more important. Today as an adult woman myself, I have set off on a journey and want to know who my mother really is, she who was mostly overshadowed by my father and who was formed by traditions which I couldn’t accept for myself”(Seyhan Derin). The personal story of the filmmaker, who was born in Anatolia and brought to Germany at the age of 3, and of her mother’s family. A story common to many immigrant families who settled in Germany in hope of a better life and find themselves facing unexpected situations and changes.