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Boston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023)
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.
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.
- Year2022
- Runtime20 minutes
- CountryTurkey
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsBoston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023): Special Mention; Drama International Film Festival, Short and Green International Competition, Greece (2022): Drama Green Award; Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, International Competition, France (2022): World Premiere; Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival, USA (2022): Honorable Mention; Filmfest Bremen, Focus : Sustainability, (2022): Germany Premiere; İzmir International Film Festival (2022): Other Cinema Distiribution Award; Uşak International Film Festival (2022): Best Leading Act Award; Sultanbeyli International Short Film Festival (2022): Metin Erksan Honorable Mention; Med Film Festival, Official Selection, Italy (2022); Passaggi D’autore Intrecci Mediterranean Short Film Festival, Italy (2022)
- NoteShort Film
- DirectorAli Cabbar
- ScreenwriterAli Cabbar
- ProducerAli Cabbar
- CastBeran Soysal, Yüksel Ünal, Ezgi Sözmen, Şükrü Şık
- CinematographerEvren Gündoğdu
- EditorTuvana Simin Günay
HOW TO LOGIN: When you click PRE-ORDER button on the film, it will ask you to enter your email address. Enter your email address and click CONTINUE. If you don’t have an account, you can create one now. If you already have an account, you’ll be asked to enter your password instead. Next time you want to watch a film, enter your email address and password and you’ll be all set.
SPECIAL MENTION
Boston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023)
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.
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.
- Year2022
- Runtime20 minutes
- CountryTurkey
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsBoston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023): Special Mention; Drama International Film Festival, Short and Green International Competition, Greece (2022): Drama Green Award; Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, International Competition, France (2022): World Premiere; Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival, USA (2022): Honorable Mention; Filmfest Bremen, Focus : Sustainability, (2022): Germany Premiere; İzmir International Film Festival (2022): Other Cinema Distiribution Award; Uşak International Film Festival (2022): Best Leading Act Award; Sultanbeyli International Short Film Festival (2022): Metin Erksan Honorable Mention; Med Film Festival, Official Selection, Italy (2022); Passaggi D’autore Intrecci Mediterranean Short Film Festival, Italy (2022)
- NoteShort Film
- DirectorAli Cabbar
- ScreenwriterAli Cabbar
- ProducerAli Cabbar
- CastBeran Soysal, Yüksel Ünal, Ezgi Sözmen, Şükrü Şık
- CinematographerEvren Gündoğdu
- EditorTuvana Simin Günay