PROGRAM 4

HI MOM, IT'S ME, LOU LOU (MERHABA ANNE, BENİM LOU LOU), 2024
Türkiye | DCP, Renkli, 20’ | Türkçe
Director: Atakan Yılmaz
Cast: Onur Gözeten, Ceren Taşcı, Savaş Emrah Özdemir

Hakkı, who makes a living as a drag queen performer in Istanbul, returns to his hometown after receiving news of his mother’s sudden death. Confronted with the traditional expectations placed on him as the only son, and with an identity his family does not know, his return becomes an emotional reckoning shaped by loss and self-acceptance.

FERİDUN, 2025
Türkiye | DCP, Renkli, 13’ | Türkçe
Director: Utku Ali Güler

Living an isolated life out of fear of the outside world, Feridun’s routine is disrupted when he discovers a mysterious note inside his washing machine. The unexpected message pushes him toward confronting his own anxieties.

WHITES AND COLORS (BEYAZLAR VE RENKLİLER), 2025
Türkiye | DCP, Siyah-Beyaz, 20’ | Turkish
Director: Ahmet Kıran
Cast: Derya Özsoy, Hakan Emre Ünal, Ayhan Geceyatmaz

Emre and Derya, who meet through a dating app, wake up together the morning after spending the night at a house on an island. When Derya does not leave, their encounter extends over 24 hours, turning into an uneasy wait for Emre. Shot in black and white, the film scrutinizes the shifting power dynamics of a flirtation.

ALİS, 2025
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 18’ | Turkish
Director: Beril Tan
Cast: Deniz Türkali, Sebnem Sönmez, Mücahit Koçak

Winner of Best Short Film at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Alis follows an Armenian woman living alone in Türkiye as she returns to her summer house. As her surroundings rapidly disappear under the threat of urban redevelopment, Alis struggles with both the feeling of displacement and the constraints imposed on her life.

A GUIDE TO MOVING ON (BADLY), (YAŞARIM BENCE (MÜZİSYEN OLAN DEĞİL)), 2025
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 14’ | Turkish
Director: Toprak Işık
Cast: Alya Çelik, Hasan Mert Can Saka, Dicle Kızılkan

Winner of Best Short Film in Ankara, the film follows Nergis, who escapes to Istanbul to distance herself from everything she wants to leave behind. Yet the emotions that follow her and her altered relationships prevent her from finding the sense of “familiarity” she seeks. With its irreverent language and bold attitude, the film captures the confusion of early youth in an energetic tone.