Things Unheard Of | Serpêhatiyên Neqewimî
RAMAZAN KILIÇ
Bakur/Turkey, 2022
Kurmanci, with English subtitles
Fiction
15 minutes
Synopsis:
A Kurdish girl tries to put a smile back on her grandmother’s face after the disappearance of her television, her only window into the world.
Director’s biography:
Ramazan Kılıç was born in Ağrı, eastern Turkey, in 1993. He studied cinema-TV and literature at İstanbul Şehir University. His film The School Bus competed in prestigious film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Leeds, PÖFF Shorts, Odense, Palm Springs, Indy Shorts, and Bogoshorts. He is a producer for The Moisture, which will have its World Premiere at 79th Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti Short Film Competition.
Film trailer:
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Awards:
Jury Special Mention, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2023)
Youth Jury Special Mention, Aspen Shortfest (USA, 2023)