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Wicked Girl

France, Turkey, 2018, 8 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish Sign Language


2018 Festival du Court Métrage Clermont-Ferrand; Grand Prix Istanbul FF; FIPRESCI Award 2017 Annecy Animated FF; Jury Award Ottawa International Animation Festival; Best Narrative Short Message To Man FF; Best Animated Film Adana FF; Best International Short Film Bucharest Short FF; Best Animation

Director:  Ayçe Kartal

Screenplay: Ayçe Kartal
Cinematography: Ayçe Kartal
Editing: Amiel Emdin
Music: Tarık Aslan

S., 8 years old, is a little Turkish girl with an overflowing imagination. She is keen on nature and animals. As she is in hospital, she is looking back on happy holidays in her grandparents’ village, but dark and terrifying memories emerge and, little by little, begin to make sense.