Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Turkish | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: DRAMA
Running Time: 20’46’’
Year of production: 2020

SYNOPSIS

In a small port town, fifteen year-old Ferah is spending the summer at her grandmother’s beach house. The grandmother indulges in watching dating reality shows, while Ferah craves her own sexual release. Pressure is palpable, desire doesn't still, and the summer wind blows strong through every opening.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: SUFILM (Legal Title: RS SU YAPIM TAS. ORG. HİZM. ve DIŞ TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.)
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

ECE YÜKSEL
GÖNÜL ÜRER

MAIN CREDITS

Director: IRMAK KARASU
Screenwriter: IRMAK KARASU
Producer: SU BALOGLU
Director of Photography: MERYEM YAVUZ
Sound: ISMAIL KARADAS
Editing: TAMER HASSAN, IRMAK KARASU
Sound Editing: ELİ HALİGUA
Music Composer: N/A

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: DRAMA
Sub-genre: COMING OF AGE - LGBTQ
Language: TURKISH
Country of origin: TURKEY
Year of production: 2020
Total running time: 21’
Shooting format: HD
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 2:35:1
Sound format: 5.1

AWARDS

57th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - Best Short Film
Festival International Signes De Nuit - Jury Award
Izmir Short Film Festival - Best Directing & Best Cinematography
Cinalfama International Film Screenings & Awards - Best Directing

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Oberhausen Short Film Festival International Competition
Sarajevo Film Festival International Competition
Boston Women's Short Film Festival
Montreal Independent Film Festival Official Selection
Beirut International Women's Film Festival
Istanbul Film Festival National Competition
Canada Shorts
Pendance Film Festival
Vienna Shorts
Munich Turkish Film Days
Passaggi D'Autore Mediterranean Short Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival