23rd Boston Turkish Film Festival

Award-Winning Short Films

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A live panel discussion on Zoom with the award-winning directors of the 2021 BTF Documentary and Short Film Competition will take place on Sunday, April 24th, 2pm (EST), moderated by Dr. Ahmet Boyacioglu. Free but pre-registration is required. Click here to register.

Best Short Film Award

Boston Turkish Festival's 16th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition (2021)


Didem and Ayşe are two young women living in Istanbul. Although time has passed since their graduation, they still couldn't find a job. As they are stepping into adulthood and expected to earn their living, for them, no day is different than the other.



Selected Festivals and Awards:


Boston Turkish Festival's 16th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition, USA (2021): Best Short Film Award

Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020): Best Student Film

İzmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (2020): National Fiction Film Competition Third Prize, Audience Youth Award

Boğaziçi Film Festival, Turkey (2020): Istanbul Media Academy Young Talent Award

Istanbul Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Turkey (2020)

Passaggi d'Autore, Italy (2020)

New Renaissance Film Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2021)

New York City Independent Film Festival, USA (2021)

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    19 minutes
  • Country
    Turkey
  • Note
    Short Film
  • Director
    Zeynep Dilan Süren
  • Screenwriter
    Zeynep Dilan Süren
  • Producer
    Nazlı Bulum
  • Cast
    Nazlı Bulum, Kübra Balcan, Şebnem Hassanisoughi
  • Cinematographer
    Deniz Eyüboğlu
  • Editor
    Doruk Kaya, Yankı Akoğlu, Selda Taşkın