Ulusal Kısa 2

**IF WE WERE A TALE** Fiction; Turkish; English Subtitles; Turkey; 2026; Color; 18' DIRECTOR: İrem Sude Yalçın PRODUCER: Fatma & Murat Sabri Yalçın SCREENPLAY: İrem Sude Yalçın CINEMATOGRAPHER: Halil Göçer EDITING: İrem Sude Yalçın CAST: Meral Ela Üstünkaya, Tuğçe Çelik, Ziya Üstünkaya SYNOPSIS: On the day his daughter Umay is released from an eight-year prison sentence, Mümtaz embarks on a journey with his eight-year-old granddaughter, Efsun. Knowing her mother's identity only through the warrior Vasilisa's tale invented by her grandfather, Efsun wants to learn the rest of the story along the way. Trapped between his conscience and his granddaughter's questions, Mümtaz is forced to confront the reality he has been avoiding, while Efsun stands on the verge of confronting the harsh reality of her past instead of an imaginary hero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **THE LEAF COVERED IN HOARFROST** Fiction; Turkish; English Subtitles; Turkey; 2026; Color; 19' DIRECTOR: Furkan Erdil PRODUCER: Furkan Erdil SCREENPLAY: Furkan Erdil CINEMATOGRAPHER: İlker Özkap EDITING: Furkan Erdil CAST: Furkan Erdil, Alpaslan Yıldırım, Ayhan Bozkurt SYNOPSIS: A young man, who has decided to end his life, leaves behind a suicide note and gives himself one last day. What seems like an ordinary day gradually turns into a journey of discovery, revealing the deep meaning hidden behind mundane moments. Unexpected encounters and conversations lead him to question the subtle but powerful meanings of life. The idea of suicide slowly gives way to an existential self-inquiry and a search for traces of hope. **ON KERE DAHA** **TEN MORE TIMES** Fiction; Turkish; English Subtitles; Turkey; 2026; Color; 17' DIRECTOR: Ömer Mirac Tunç PRODUCER: Arif Hakverdi SCREENPLAY: Yusuf Faruk Tunç CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kürşat Üresin EDITING: Nazif Tunç CAST: Yiğit Ege Yazar, Şahin Sekman, Onur Koçyiğit, Nurettin Küçüksavcı, Şemistan Kaya, Alper Banko SYNOPSIS: On the night of the July 15 coup attempt, Bayram, a factory worker who rushes into the streets without hesitation, is martyred by the plotters' bullets. The unique spiritual bliss he experiences at the moment of death is so immense that, instead of ascending to heaven, he wishes to relive that moment. Time rewinds to 00:13. In this divine loop that lasts until dawn, Bayram runs toward martyrdom each time through a different act of heroism: he stands against tanks, he shields his friend. When day breaks, an eternal smile remains on his face. **BOWMAN** **BOWMAN** Fiction; Polish; Turkish, English Subtitles; Turkey, Poland; 2026; Color; 20' DIRECTOR: Burak K. Diken PRODUCER: Maciej Ślesicki – Warsaw Film School SCREENPLAY: Burak K. Diken CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ana Jgarkava EDITING: Jakub Nagaduś CAST: Chris Falconnet, Leon Zawacki SYNOPSIS: An aphasic single father must overcome his fractured speech to reconnect with his son. **DRİP** **DRIP** Animation; No Dialogue; Turkey; 2025; Color; 10' DIRECTOR: Zeynep Sude Yavuz PRODUCER: Zeynep Sude Yavuz SCREENPLAY: Zeynep Sude Yavuz CINEMATOGRAPHER: Zeynep Sude Yavuz EDITING: Zeynep Sude Yavuz CAST: – SYNOPSIS: Drip is an experimental stop-motion film that explores the place of water in the cycle of life and the connection between humans and nature. **Drip** Synopsis: In a sunroom, an elderly woman is creating her family tree when she realizes that with each falling drop of water, her past is slowly being erased. Water represents the flow of memory, extending beyond the cycle of life itself. Her attempt to reclaim what she has lost draws her into an abstract world, until the final drop reaches a tree, and life begins anew. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **The Sleep of Elephants** Fiction; No Dialogue; Turkey; 2026; Color; 13' Director: Muhammed Emre Kaya Producer: Muhammed Emre Kaya Screenplay: Muhammed Emre Kaya Director of Photography: Gürol Beşer Editing: Selman Ecirli Cast: Muhammed Gültekin, Erdoğan Yapıcı, Vefa Gök, Seren Özü Ertek, Begüm Epcim Synopsis: Trapped in the rubble of a house destroyed by bombing, a young boy reaches for a globe among his toys. As the globe spins, the joyful and carefree lives of children from different parts of the world appear. With each spin, the contrast with his own despair becomes more pronounced. The final scene confronts him with the painful reality of Gaza under fire. Reaching out to the globe as if to extinguish the flames, the boy takes his last breath amidst the ruins of his family's home. The world remains beneath his feet. Synopsis: Stuck in the rubble of his home destroyed in a bombardment, nine-year-old Ahmet begins to spin a globe he finds among his toys. As the globe spins, the joyful and carefree lives of children from different parts of the world appear. With each spin, the contrast with his own despair becomes more pronounced. The final scene confronts him with the painful reality of Gaza under fire. Reaching out to the globe as if to extinguish the flames, Ahmet takes his last breath amidst the ruins of his family's home. The world remains beneath his feet.