Article 301 (short film)

Plot: A Turkish nationalist Zeki Abaz (Slim Khezri) targets a Turkish-Armenian Journalist Kegham Hakobian (David Light), after giving a speech at UCLA on Armenian Genocide of 1915. Zeki confronts Kegham for Violating the Notorious law "Article 301". A story inspired by the assassination of Hrant Dink in Jan. 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey.

ARTICLE 301 (short film, 2007)
Written, Produced, and Directed: Matthew Van, Barry Taft
Director of Photography: Steven Garcia
Starring: Slim Khezri, David Light, Johnathan Engel
Music: Greg Hosharian (*additional music by LAILA)


Article 301 (Turkish Penal Code), a controversial article of the Turkish Penal Code making it illegal to insult Turkey, the Turkish ethnicity, or Turkish government institutions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_301_(Turkish_Penal_Code)
Hrant Dink (Armenian: Հրանդ Տինք), a Turkish-Armenian editor, journalist and columnist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrant_Dink

COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES (Working Title) *updates - feat SLIM K

COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES (Working Title) *updates



COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES (Working Title), british director Tamsin Hollo shot an Art project with a vintage russian 16mm camera back in December 16, 2007 (Sunday) with lead actors Michelle Cardno (England) and Slim Khezri playing a troubled couple that rediscovers LOVE - shot on location: Windsor Gardens (nursing home) in Los Angeles

UPDATES Although the project’s pretty much in post production due to Tamsin’s busy schedule, we’ve recieved the info that the film is going to be ready sometime late April 2008, until then here are some great ’BEHIND THE SCENES’ photos ...

*** COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES ’BEHIND THE SCENES’ PHOTOS


lead actors Michelle Cardno (England) and Slim Khezri playing a troubled couple
that rediscovers LOVE








** more photos (courtesy of) on www.slimk.cjb.net