Event
11th New York Turkish Film Festival - Sonbahar / Autumn
DEBUT FILMS
2008, 106 minutes, 35mm, color;
Turkish with English subtitles
Written and directed by Ozcan Alper
Cinematography by Canan Cayir
Produced by F.Serkan Acar
Featuring Onur Saylak, Raife Yenigl, Megi Kobaladze, Serkan Keskin, Nino Lejava, Sibel z, Cihan Camkerten, Serhan Pirpir, Yasar Guven
Yusuf is a 22-year-old college student, just released from prison and headed to his frail mothers small shack located in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Lonely and dejected, Yusufs childhood friend Mikail is the only person he reconnects with until he meets Eka, a Georgian prostitute lost in the dreams of a socialist utopia. Though neither the circumstances nor time is right, a love affair with Eka is Yusufs best escape from loneliness. Set against the post 90s modern realities and urban dysfunction, zcan Alpers directorial debut is a highly recommended do-not-miss psychological drama.
FESTIVALS - AWARDS
2008 Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Best Film, Best Supporting Female Actor (Megi Kobaladze), Special Jury Prize (Turkey)
2008 Locarno Film Festival, The Art and Essay Cicae Prize (Switzerland)
SIYAD (Turkish Film Critics Association) Awards, Turkey: Best Film, Best Script, Best Director, Best Cinematography (Feza aldran), Best Actor (Onur Saylak)
2008 Eurasia Film Festival, Antalya: Netpac Jury Award (Turkey)
2008 Tbilisi Film Festival, Silver Prometheus Award (Georgia)
2008 Premiers Plans Angers European First Film Festival, Soundtrack Award (France)
2008 Festival on Wheels: Silver Goose and Critics Awards (Turkey)
2008 Montreal World Film Festival (Canada)
OZCAN ALPER
Born in 1975 in the small town of Artvin in northeastern Turkey, Ozcan Alper studied
Physics and the History of Science at Istanbul University. His interest in cinema drew him to a professional career in filmmaking which started in 1999. His first short film, Momi, was the first film ever to be shot in the Hemsin language. That film went on to win a number of awards. Sonbahar (Autumn), Alper's first feature film, was produced with the support of Turkeys Culture Ministry.
FILMOGRAPHY
2008 Sonbahar/Autumn
2001 Momi
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LocationSVA Theater
333 W. 23rd Street (between 8th and 9th Ave.)
New York, NY 10011
United States
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