Things Unheard Of | Serpêhatiyên Neqewimî

RAMAZAN KILIÇ

Bakur/Turkey, 2022

Kurmanci, with English subtitles

Fiction

15 minutes

Still from "Things Unheard Of"

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.

 

Ramazan Kılıç director of Things Unheard OfDirector’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)

NYKFF7 Screening: Monday, October 23, 8:15pm