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This second book in the Routledge Docalogue series explores a critical question related to the film through five scholarly perspectives. Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa examines the film in the context of environmental collapse. Yiman Wang expands on this by comparing it to another documentary about stray animals in Istanbul. Paul Reinsch conducts a close analysis of the sound and music, arguing that the diverse score unifies the film's mode of address alongside its distinctive camera work. Chris Cagle discusses the film's position between popular documentary and art cinema, suggesting this in-between quality reflects contemporary issues of commerce, identity, and documentary aesthetics. Melis Behlil situates the film within Turkish documentary history, questioning the concept of a national documentary from a political economic standpoint. The collection concludes with an interview with filmmaker Ceyda Torun. These essays engage with key topics in documentary studies, including animal studies, eco-documentaries, sound studies, festival/industry studies, and digital technology, making them essential for scholars of contemporary documentary. They also serve as valuable case studies for teaching documentary film in courses on Contemporary Cinema, Cultural Studies, and Media Industries.