{"id":23,"date":"2021-12-19T13:01:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T13:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welatproductions.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-05-12T05:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:49:46","slug":"welat-productions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.welatproductions.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8e24b0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b8e24b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.welatproductions.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/WLT-Productions-2.mp4&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d02f79b\" data-id=\"d02f79b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6455f21 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6455f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Paris-based production company committed to telling the stories of the \u2018other.\u2019 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a382b34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a382b34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff33a31\" data-id=\"7ff33a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ba1cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ba1cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"232\"><strong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"133\">Welat Productions<\/strong>\u00a0is a Paris-based production company dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories of the \u201cother.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"650\">The company draws its inspiration from the life of its founder, archaeologist and writer Mesut (Welat) Alp. Born in the ancient city of Mardin, near Turkey\u2019s border with Syria, Mesut grew up at the crossroads of Mesopotamia and Anatolia\u2014two of the world\u2019s most storied civilizations. His earliest encounters with mythology came as bedtime stories told by his mother\u2014tales that most know as humanity\u2019s oldest legends.<\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"839\">Mesut has since devoted his life to breathing new life into the myths, tales, and histories of his homeland, exploring their resonance through the lens of the enduring north-south dichotomy.<\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1214\">In this spirit, Welat Productions is committed to listening and documenting, sharing and understanding. 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