SUCH THINGS DON'T HAPPEN IN THIS WORLD
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BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF's 19th Documentary & Short Film Competition
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Preceding feature film “Fate"
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Directed by Ali Emre Ceylan
Cast: Ercan Kesal, Ayşe Lebriz Berkem, Kıvanç Kürkçü
Short / 20 min. / 2024 / with English subtitles
Recep, once with a prosperous career and life in Ankara, is compelled to return to his rural hometown and his father's house due to severe mental distress. Displaying bizarre, erratic behavior in the village, Recep incites shame and deep anger from his father. One night, the father dreams of being murdered by his own son. Upon waking, he finds relief in realizing it was just a nightmare.
Selected Festivals and Awards
- Boston Turkish Festival’s 19th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition (2025): Best Short Film Audience Award
Director ALİ EMRE CEYLAN
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Erkan Tahhuşoğlu received his undergraduate education in the Graphic Design Department of GSF at Eskişehir Anadolu University. He studied at the Kunsthochschule Communication Design Department of Braunschweig University in 1998. He founded the production company Şiyara in 2013. His first feature film, Verge, which he shot in 2016, had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In 2018, his short documentary Leftovers was selected as the Best Documentary at the Istanbul International Short Film Festival and won the Best Cinematography Award at the Krakow Film Festival. His second feature film, Corridor (Koridor), received the Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Art Director awards at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival and won the FIYAB Best Producer Award and Best Actress Award at the Bosphorus Film Festival. The film also received the Best Cinematography and Best Actress awards at the Malatya Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the Balkan Panorama Film Festival. His latest film, Cycle (2024), premiered at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.
Director Erkan Tahhuşoğlu’s documentary “Ufku and Ulviye” received Special Mention at the Boston Turkish Festival's 19th Documentary and Short Film Competition. His feature film “Corridor” (Koridor) was screened at the Boston Turkish Film Festival in 2022. |
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