Gonella Productions

LANGUAGES: Dutch, Turkish | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Drama
Running Time: 7 min
Year of production: 2021

SYNOPSIS

Asli, a young, Turkish, lesbian woman, returns to the village where she was born to attend the henna-party of her childhood friend. She fears not being accepted, but when she sees her old friends again, she comes to realize that she herself has the biggest prejudice.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: KeyFilm
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

ASLI : Zehra Göktas
IZEL: Deniz Campinar
DILAR: Serin Utlu
SEVIM: Yeliz Dogan
IREM: Eda Akova
MOTHER OF IREM: Oya Karsman

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Ayla Çekin Satijn
Screenwriter: Ayla Çekin Satijn
Producer: Laura Bouwmeester
Director of Photography: Josje van Erkel
Sound: Paul Verhallen
Editing: Tessel Flora de Vries
Sound Editing: Burak Öztaş
Music Composer: Yankı Bıçakçı

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: LGBTQ+
Language: Dutch, Turkish
Country of origin: The Netherlands
Year of production: 2021
Total running time: 7’
Shooting format: HD
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 1:2.39
Sound format: Dolby 5.5

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Netherlands Film Festival 2021 (Selection Debut Competition) – Sept. 2021
Shortcutz Amsterdam 2021 (Netherlands) – Nov. 2021
Film Festival Oostende 2022 (Belgium) – March 2022
Roze Filmdagen 2022 (Netherlands) – March 2022
Go Short Nijmegen 2022 (Netherlands) – April 2022
Queer Film Festival Utrecht (Netherlands) – Aug 2022