FATİH THE CONQUEROR (AVRUPA FATİHİ), 2023
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 16’ | Turkish, French
Director: Onur Yağız
Cast: Thomas Curel, Emre Öcal, Umut köker
In a Turkish wedding, 21-year-old Fatih is planning to propose to İpek, the sister of his friend Recep, but no one is aware of his intentions.
MINUS ONE (EKSİ BİR), 2024
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 15’ | Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic
Director: Ömer Ferhat Özmen
Cast: Müfit Kayacan, Aram Dildar, Cem Uslu,
Enver is disturbed by the “smell” in the building and believes that the new tenants in the basement are the reason. He starts collecting signatures from all the residents in order to evict them.
I AM NOT SUPERMARKET (BEN SÜPERMARKET DEĞİLİM), 2023
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 20’ | Turkish
Director: Ekrem Ayhan Çakay
Cast: Fatih Al, Erdem Şenocak, Pınar Göktaş
Saffet, a veteran supermarket employee, fears losing his job due to rumors of "Mystery Shopper" inspections. Now, both his colleagues and customers become perceived threats.
PACKAGE (PAKET), 2023
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 10’ | Turkish
Director: Melih Aslan
Cast: Tülin Özen, Faruk Barman, Zeynep Çötelioğlu
As four people gather around a dining table, their burdens grow heavier as they look for answers to questions surrounding a closed package in front of them.
AT LAST (SONUNDA), 2023
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 20’ | Turkish
Director: Resmiye Emir
Cast: Ayşegül Uraz, Barış Gönenen, Burcu Ger
A young couple gets stuck in Istanbul's traffic as they attempt to reach their friends' farewell party, only to encounter an unexpected surprise upon arrival.
Istanbul Modern Cinema kicks off May with shorts. Short films offer filmmakers a playground for creative exploration and experimentation, free from commercial pressures.