TOPRAK
Winner of Best Short Film in
Boston Turkish Festival's
13th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition
Directed by Onur Yağız
Cast: Ege Sane, Fırat Çelik, Emine Meryem, Pierre Deladonchamps
Short / 2017 / 11 min. / with English subtitles
Toprak, who is only eight, translates for his parents who can’t speak French. During his mother’s second trimester ultrasound in the hospital, he will be the first one to know if the twin babies are brothers or sisters.
Selected Festivals and Awards
- Boston Turkish Festival Documentary and Short Film Competition, USA: Best Short Film Award
- Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève (FIGOG), Switzerland: FIFOG d'Or Best Short Film
- Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey: Best Third Short Film
- Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, France: Coups de coeur
- Festival du Film Court Francophone de Vaux-en-Velin - Un poing c'est court, France: Mention Spéciale du Jury Professionnel, Prix ENTPE / ENSAL du Jury des Grandes Écoles
- JCI Istanbul Crossroads International Short Film Festival, Turkey: Best Screenplay, Best Photography, Best Editing
- International Short Film Festival of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA, Spain: Special Jury Prize
- Short of the Year, Spain: Special Jury Mention
- RodeTulp Film Festival, The Netherlands: Best Short Film
- Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards, Portugal: Best Short Film
- Paris Courts Devant - 5 scénarios vivants, France: Prix France 2 Histoires courtes
Director ONUR YAĞIZ
Onur Yağız (1986) was born in France to Turkish parents. He studied literature, theatre and film at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University, before directing Patika / The Country Road (2013), his first short film. Toprak (2017) is his second film.
Patika / The Country Road was screed at the Boston Turkish Festival's Documentary and Short Film Competition in 2014 and received Special Mention. |
