23rd Boston Turkish Film Festival

SHORT FILMS 1 - Special Mentions

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SPECIAL MENTION

Boston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023)


An ordinary day in the life of 9-year-old Adem who helps support his family by collecting from the garbage papers and plastics to sell.

 


Merve GEZEN

 

Merve Gezen studied at Paris National Superior High Conservatory and holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Paris Sorbonne University at theatre and cinema department. She focuses on child and women rights in her films. She is currently doing Ph.D. research on child rights and cinema. Her filmography includes Peripeteia (2023), Suskunluk/Speechless (2019), Scrabble (2016), Nerdesin Aşkım?/ Where are you my love? (2014), Hela Sohbetleri/The Conversations of Loo (2012).

 

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Country
    Turkey
  • Awards
    Boston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023): Special Mention; Cine Paris Film Festival, France (2023): Best Short Film; FIFOG (Festival International des Films Oriental de Geneve, Switzerland (2023); Lulea International Film Festival, Sweden (2023); Diritti a Baschi, Human Rights International Film Festival, Italy (2023)
  • Note
    Short Film
  • Director
    Merve Gezen
  • Screenwriter
    Merve Gezen
  • Producer
    Defne Gezen
  • Cast
    Adem Çeliktop, Baran Karadeli, Cafer Varlı, Tuğba Şardan
  • Cinematographer
    Mustafa Kuşçu
  • Editor
    Eren Güney