CAST & CREW
CAST:
Tunahan KURT, Nevzat KARA, Ahmet SOYSAL,
Celal Kaan AKTAS, Taner KARA
Producers: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan, Tunahan Kurt
Director: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan
Writers: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan, Ahmet Soysal
Director of Photography: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan
Original Music by: Nuri Oguz Ozdogan, Nimet & Fatih Gokhan
Assistant Director: Ahmet Melih Ozdogan
Production Coordinator: Tunahan Kurt
Set Crew: Erna Kurt, Ibrahim Oz, Baris Sari
Sound Record: Sahin Koken
Editor: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan
TECHNICAL INFO:
Production Country: Turkey
Production Date: 2016
Genre: Short, Fiction - Drama, War
Duration: 13' 45''
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: Turkish, English
Filming Location: Adana
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2:35:1
Shooted by: Canon 5D Mark2
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
A father who lost everything at war, dreaming of crossing the border with his son and a piece of peaceful land.
But the cold breathe of war will never stop haunting those who witnessed it. To pass "The Sirat" you need to die first.
Sirat is believed to be the bridge, people will have to pass for go to Heaven on the Judgement Day.
AWARDS:
>> Second Asia Micro-Film Exhibition - China, October 2016
* BEST FILM AWARD WINNER
* Best Actor Award Nomination (Tunahan Kurt)
>> Mercy and Justice Short Film Contest - Turkiye, May 2016 [WORLD PREMIERE]
* HONORABLE MENTION AWARD WINNER
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
>> CAFF Asia Film Festival - South Korea, July 2016
* Official Selection
>> 8th Ortigia Film Festival - Italy, July 2016
* Competition Finalist
>> Social Machinery Film Festival - Italy, July 2016
* Competition Finalist
>> OIFF Turin Underground Cinefest - Italy, July 2016
* Competition Finalist
>> 23rd Adana International Film Festival - Turkiye, September 2016
* Mediterranean Countries Short Film Contest Finalist
>> 14th Resistance Film Festival - Iran, September 2016
* Official Selection
>> Bridge Film Festival - Kosovo, October 2016
* Competition Finalist
>> SunnySide Short Film Festival - U.S.A. October 2016
* Competition Semi-Finalist
>> 7th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival - Bulgaria, December 2016
* Competition Finalist
>> 14th International Short & Independent Film Festival - India, December 2016
* Official Selection
>> Cineplay Film Awards - U.S.A. December 2016
* Official Selection
>> 8th Lions Short Film Festival - Turkiye, April 2017
* Competition Finalist
>> International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema - France, May 2017
* Best Original Screenplay Award Nomination (with Ahmet Soysal)
* Best Cinematography Award Nomination (Nuri Cihan Ozdogan)
>> Doc Sunback Film Festival - U.S.A. June 2017
* Official Selection
>> IndieWise Free Virtual - U.S.A. August 2017
* Official Selection
>> Caribbean Film Festival & Market - Bahamas, August 2017
* Competition Semi-Finalist
>> Los Angeles Cinefest - U.S.A. November 2017
* Competition Semi-Finalist
>> Asian Film Centre Global Fes - India, November 2017
* Official Selection
>> GeoFilmFestival and Expocinema - Italy, January 2018
* Competition Finalist
>> InShort Film Festival - Nigeria, December 2018
* Competition Finalist
2 Awards Winning, 22 Festivals, 12 Countries, 4 Continents
