Short Film Competition 1
The Great İstanbul Depression
Japan, Turkey, 2020, 20 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2020 SİYAD Awards; Best Short Film Bosphorus FF; Young Talent Award
Director: Zeynep Dilan Süren
Screenplay: Zeynep Dilan Süren
Cinematography: Deniz Eyüboğlu
Editing: Doruk Kaya, Yankı Akoğlu, Selda Taşkın
Production: Luna Films
Cast: Nazlı Bulum, Kübra Balcan, Şebnem Hassanisoughi
Didem and Ayşe aren’t able to find a job even though it has been a while since they've graduated from the university. In this time period in which these two young women step into adulthood and need to make money now - this period of time that is short for humanity, but lingering for them - the days are not much different from the previous ones.
My Sister’s Mercy
Russian Federation, 2020, 10 minutes, Color, Russian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Vladimir Koptsev
Screenplay: Vladimir Koptsev
Cinematography: Artur Bergart
Editing: Arthur Bergart
Music: Alfred Schnittke
Production: St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television
Cast: Mariya Nesgovorova, Yury Mokienko, Nikita Dobrynin, Nikita Sukharev
The Soviet-Afghan War. Military hospital. A young lieutenant, wounded almost to death. A young military nurse, tired almost to death. One meeting. One night. One candle.
Malakout
Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2020, 12 minutes, Color, English intertitles; Turkish captioned
2020 Changing Face IFF; Best Horror Short Curtas Festival do Imaxinario; Best Fantastic Short Film Director Horrible Imaginings FF; Best Animated Film Thriller/Suspense Film & Writing Festival; Audience Award
Director: Farnoosh Abedi
Screenplay: Farnoosh Abedi
Editing: Farnoosh Abedi
Music: Soroush Abedi
Production: Documentary and Experimental Film Center
Music was his passion... Love was his masterpiece…
Susam
Turkey, 2021, 18 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Sami Morhayim
Screenplay: Sami Morhayim
Cinematography: Kağan Kerimoğlu
Editing: Ami Mor
Music: Batuhan Yalaz
Cast: Fatih Al, Feri Baycu Güler, İzzet Bana, Forti Barokas, Eylül Aydın
A Turkish-Jewish family faces a series of dilemmas on the morning of Susam’s Bar-mitzvah ceremony with the limitations of Shabbat day rules when Susam locks himself in his room and does not get out for his ceremony.