Leyla is the daughter of a prominent family in a small town. When she finds out that she is pregnant, she wants to talk about it with her lover Fatih. A teacher in the same town, Fatih wants to keep their relationship a secret. They meet by the lakeshore to talk.
Selected Festivals and Awards:
- Boston Turkish Festival's 17th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition (2022): Special Mention
- Istanbul Film Festival National Short Film Competition, Turkey (2022): FIPRESCI Prize
- Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey (2021)
- Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (2021)
- Istanbul Modern, Turkey (2022)
- Kayseri Film Festival, Turkey (2022)
- AFSAD Short Film Festival, Turkey (2022)
Director AZİZ ALACA
Aziz Alaca is a graduate of Istanbul Technical University in computer engineering. He received education on cinema at Film Directors Association, ISFF Berlin, Munich Filmwerkstatt, DFA-Istanbul,
Since 2012 he makes commercials, promotional films, TV, short films and documentaries as a part of Ankara Film Evi, and he is working on the preparation phases of his first feature film.
His filmography includes Göl Kenarı/Lakeshore (2021, short), The Artist (2020, short), Ankara Havası (2020, doc. series, BluTV), Germiyan’ın Renkleri (2019, short doc.)
