Kübra stays in the country house of her grandmother Emine with her illegitimate newborn baby. She hears of a creature named Alkarısı, which is rumored to kill newborn babies, haunting the village. She finds herself in the middle of a dark folk tale. Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Antakya Film Festival (2022): Best National Short FilmAustin After Dark Film Festival, USA (2022): Best International DirectorBengaluru International Short Film Festival, India (2022): World PremiereOregon Screams Horror Film Festival, USA (2022)Izmir Short Film Festival (2022)Budapest Movie Awards, Hungary (2022)Genç Öncüler Kısa’dan Hisse Short Film Contest (2023)Blacksphere Int. Audiovisual and Multimedia Festival, Czech Republic (2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;İlyas Soner YILDIRIM&nbsp;İlyas Soner Yıldırım was born in 1988, Turkey. He studied filmmaking, directing and creative writing at various film academies. He completed Alkarısı, which made its world premiere at the 12th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, in 2022. Currently, he is working on his next short film project which has been selected as the winner of the 45th Drama International Short Film Festival's Pitching Lab.

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ALKARISI

In this experimental short film, items hanging on a clothesline represent the challenges and monotony women face when unable to pursue career and educational goals within an oppressive patriarchal society. Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Sabancı Foundation Short Film Competition (2023): Third PrizeRotary International Short Film Festival (2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;Hüseyin URÇUK&nbsp;Hüseyin Urçuk was born in Akhisar district of Manisa in 1983. He took part in many festivals in Turkey and abroad with his experimental short film project Entropy and was deemed worthy of awards. In 2018, he won awards from many festivals with his short film script named Barkode. In 2019, he took part as an actor in the fictional short film Dragon that he wrote. In 2020, he completed his undergraduate education at Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. His recent filmography includes Isolation (doc., 2021), Clothesline (short, 2022), Sewing Machine (short, 2023).

CLOTHESLINE (Çamaşır İpi)

Yelda who is estranged from her family and environment, receives the news of her mother's sudden death and has to spend a night in the same house with her sister. Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Izmir Short Film Festival, Panorama Section (2022)TAYF International Short Film Festival, Short Film Competition (2023): Experimental Film Third PrizeIFSAK National Short Film and Documentary Competition (2023)Women Directors Festival, National Short Film Competition (2023)Sinepark Short Film Festival (2023)Lions Short Film Competition (2023)Gemlik Film Festival, Short Film Competition (2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;Halime USTA&nbsp;Halime Usta was born on October 9, 1990 in Istanbul. She received education in screenwriting and directing at Sinematek. She has one feature film and two short film scripts. She is also a medical doctor.

COLD, DISTANT AND DIRTY (Soğuk, Uzak ve Kirli)

After his father's death, Yusuf goes to his village, which he has not been to for years, and learns that a geothermal company wants to buy his father's agricultural lands and drill a well. He wants to solve problems without disrespecting his father's memory, but things don't go as he hoped and he has to make some tough decisions.&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Drama International Film Festival, Short and Green International Competition, Greece (2022): &nbsp;Drama Green AwardClermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, International Competition, France (2022): World PremiereCinema Verde Environmental Film &amp; Arts Festival, USA (2022): Honorable MentionFilmfest Bremen, Focus : Sustainability, (2022): Germany Premiereİzmir International Film Festival (2022): Other Cinema Distiribution AwardUşak International Film Festival (2022): Best Leading Act AwardSultanbeyli International Short Film Festival (2022): Metin Erksan Honorable MentionMed Film Festival, Official Selection, Italy (2022)Passaggi D’autore Intrecci Mediterranean Short Film Festival, Italy (2022) Ali CABBAR Ali Cabbar was born and raised in the province of Manisa, Turkey. He graduated from Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dramatic Writing in 2013. Following a successful festival run with his first short film Madun/Subordinate (2020), about the struggle of illegal African refugees in Istanbul, he was awarded a grant from the European Union Think Civic Program to shoot his next project. This second short, Bahçeler Put Kesildi/Gardens Petrified, on a man’s struggle to protect his land from the threat of geothermal wells, had its world premiere at the prestigious Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival in 2022 and received several awards from several environmental themed festivals. He is currently working on his first feature movie Mom’s Pale Flowers.

GARDENS PETRIFIED (Bahçeler Put Kesildi)

When the draft law on the amnesty of sexual abuse through marriage was on government's agenda in Turkey 2016 and 2020, there was a great reaction among women. Women who were and will be married to [their] perpetrators did not hesitate to make their voices heard and resisted. These law drafts were abandoned after a strong public outcry.&nbsp;I You He/She We You They, tells the story of a young girl who is forced to marry the perpetrator of rape struggles between power, law, society and family. Salvation is in solidarity...&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Olhar Film Festival, Brazil (2023): Best National &amp; International FilmHalicarnassus Film Festival (2023): Best Creative Short FilmExperimental Brazil (2023): Best ScreenplayLift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network, UK (2023)Luleå International Film Festival, Sweden (2023)Stockholm City Film Festival, Sweden (2023)Boden International Film Festival, Sweden (2023)I.P.A.S. - Independent Political/Activism Short Film Festival, Greece (2023)Mediterraneo Festival Corto, Italy (2022)Star Film Fest, Croatia (2023) Sevin YAMAN&nbsp;Sevin Yaman graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Film Design, with a focus on directing. She received her MA degree from Kadir Has University, Cinema and Television Department. Yaman worked as an editing assistant and treatment writer in various feature films and TV series. She has cinema and media certificates from the University of London, University of Pennsylvania and The University of New South Wales. Currently, she pursues doctoral studies at Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Film Design and makes short films.

I YOU HE/SHE WE YOU THEY (Ben Sen O Biz Siz Onlar)

Sevgi and Doğan, a young couple, steal cars in the poorer districts of Istanbul and sell them to the junkyard to be pressed. One day, however, an unsettling event shakes them to the core, pushing them to face some truths about their relationship and the harsh realities of life.&nbsp;&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Crime and Punishment Film Festival, Short Film Competition (2022): Best FilmIzmir Short Film Festival, National Fiction Film Competition (2022): Second Prize, Best Director of PhotographyDostluk Short Film Festival, Short Film Competition (2022): Best FilmBoğaziçi Film Festival, National Short Fiction Film Competition (2022): Young Talent AwardSarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022): World PremiereAntalya Golden Orange Film Festival, National Short Film Competition (2022)Ankara Film Festival, National Short Film Competition (2022)IFSAK National Short Film and Documentary Competition (2023)Istanbul Film Festival, National Short Film Competition (2022)Genç Öncüler Kısa'dan Hisse Short Film Competition (2022)Duhok International Film Festival, World Short Films Competition (2022)TAYF International Short Film Festival (2023)&nbsp; Kasım ÖRDEK&nbsp;Kasım Ördek made his first short film Shoehorn / Kerata in 2017. His second short film, I Am Raining Down Into The City / Yağmur Olup Şehre Düşüyorum received support from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2019, and received many awards in national and international film festivals. His latest film Together, Alone / Birlikte, Yalnız received “TRT 12 Punto” short film production award in 2021 and made it’s world premiere in the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival. &nbsp;

TOGETHER, ALONE (Birlikte, Yalnız)

Hilal, who thinks that she started a job in a call center that sells through telemarketing, is faced with an unexpected evaluation at the end of her day by experienced salesperson Pınar.&nbsp;&nbsp;Erinç DURLANIK&nbsp;Erinç Durlanık was born in 1985 in Istanbul / Kadıköy. He completed his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He specialized in acoustics. His stories won awards in literary competitions. In addition to directing, he worked as a writer, editor and producer in various film projects. He works as a freelancer. His filmography includes:&nbsp;A House Plant Named Yasemin (Short Fiction, 2019)International Departures (Short Experimental, 2021)When The Shift Ends (Short Fiction, 2023)Queen’s Illusion (Documentary, 2024)

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