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Qulpik

Special Mention
Boston Turkish Festival's 16th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition (2021)

Directed by ABDULLAH ÇEPER

Cast: Gülistan Çeper, Sinan Tilmaş, Zübeyde Çeper, Özlem Durmaz, İshak Tayak, Alper Altuner, Cengiz Baysoy

Short / 2020 / 13 min. / with English subtitles

Asya works in a boutique store to take care of her mother and little sister. She needs a new coat for the winter but she can't afford it.

Selected Festivals and Awards:

• Boston Turkish Festival's 16th Annual Documentary and Short Film Competition, USA (2021): Special Mention
• Uşak Winged Sea Horse Short Film Festival, Turkey (2020)
• Frindship Short Film Festival, Turkey (2020)
• Labor Films Festival, Turkey (2021)
• İzmir Economy University Short Film Days, Turkey (2021)
• International Frankfurt Turkish Films Festival, Germany (2021)

Director ABDULLAH ÇEPER

Abdullah Ceper was born in 1997 in Kızıltepe, Mardin. He was deeply interested in cinema and photography beginning in his high school years. He started his education in this area in 2017 at the İstanbul Şehir University Department of Cinema and Television. He made "Qulpik" in 2020. His filmography includes "İçeri", 2018, fiction (director, writer); "Fermuar Ucu", 2020, fiction (director, writer); "Arada", 2019, fiction (assistant director); "Akademiye İki Rapor", 2019, doc., (assistant director); "Panayır", fiction (assistant director of photography).