nuricihanozdogan - SIRAT (2016)

SIRAT (2016)
15' 00'' | Short, Drama, War

Short Synopsis:

A father who lost everything at war dreaming of crossing the border with his son and a piece of peaceful land. But the cold breathe of war will never stop haunting those who witnessed it. To pass "The Sirat" you need to die first. Sirat is believed to be the bridge, people will try to pass for go to Heaven on the judgement day.

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CAST & CREW
Producers: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan, Tunahan Kurt
Director: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan
Writers: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan, Ahmet Soysal
Director of Photography: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan
Original Music by: Nuri Oguz Ozdogan, Nimet Gokhan, Fatih Gokhan
Assistant Director: Ahmet Melih Ozdogan
Production Coordinator: Tunahan Kurt
Set Superior: Erna Kurt
Set Crew: Ibrahim Oz, Baris Sari
Sound Recordist: Sahin Koken
Editor: Nuri Cihan Ozdogan
CAST: Tunahan KURT, Nevzat KARA, Ahmet SOYSAL, Nur KOSAR, Celal Kaan AKTAS, Taner KARA

TECHNICAL INFO:
Production Country: Turkey
Production Date: 2016
Genre: Short, Fiction - Drama, War
Duration: 15' 00''
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: Turkish, English
Filming Location: Adana
Color: Color
Shooted by: Canon 5D Mark2

IMDb: 7,5

SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
>> Second Asia Micro-Film Exhibition
* BEST FILM AWARD WINNER
* Best Actor Award Nomination (Tunahan Kurt) (China, October 2016)
>> Mercy and Justice Short Film Contest
* HONORABLE MENTION AWARD WINNER (Turkey, May 2016) [WORLD PREMIERE]

>> CAFF Asia Film Festival
* Official Selection (South Korea, July 2016)
>> 8th Ortigia Film Festival
* Finalist (Italy, July 2016)
>> Social Machinery Film Festival
* Finalist (Italy, July 2016)
>> OIFF Turin Underground Cinefest
* Finalist (Italy, July 2016)
>> 23rd Adana Film Festival
* Mediterranean Countries Short Film Contest Finalist (Turkey, September 2016)
>> 14th Resistance Film Festival
* Official Selection (Iran, September 2016)
>> Bridge Film Festival
* Finalist (Kosovo, October 2016)
>> SunnySide Short Film Festival
* Semi-Finalist (U.S.A. October 2016)
>> 7th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival
* Finalist (Bulgaria, December 2016)
>> 14th International Short & Independent Film Festival
* Official Selection (India, December 2016)
>> Cineplay Film Awards
* Official Selection (U.S.A. December 2016)
>> 8th Lions Short Film Festival
* Finalist (Turkey, April 2017)
>> International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema
* Best Original Screenplay Award Nomination
* Best Cinematography Award Nomination (France, May 2017)
>> Doc Sunback Film Festival
* Official Selection (U.S.A. June 2017)
>> IndieWise Free Virtual
* Official Selection (U.S.A. Aug 2017)
>> Caribbean Film Festival & Market
* Semi-Finalist (Bahamas, Aug 2017)
>> Los Angeles Cinefest
* Semi-Finalist (U.S.A. November 2017)
>> Asian Film Centre Global Fest
* Official Selection (India, November 2017)
>> GeoFilmFestival and Expocinema
* Finalist (Italy, January 2018)
>> InShort Film Festival
* Finalist (Nigeria, December 2018)

2 Awards Winning, 22 Festivals, 12 Countries, 4 Continents