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Alis

Drama

SYNOPSIS

Alis (76) is an Armenian woman living alone in Turkey. She returns to her summerhouse, as she has every year, but now faces the disappearance of her surroundings. Urban transformation threatens her building. Haunted by childhood traumas, Alis rejects the change unlike her neighbors. Planting her plastic umbrella in the ground, she quietly but firmly begins her resistance.

Film Participations Awards

32nd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2025, TR) – Best National Short Film Award Winner
26th International Izmir Short Film Festival (2025, TR) – Best National Art Direction Award Winner
37th Munich Turkish Film Days (2026, GER) – Short Film Audience Award Winner*
16th Sinepark Short Film Festival (2026, TR) – National Short Film Special Jury Prize Winner
Selection 45th Istanbul Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection 36th International Ankara Film Festival (2025, TR) – Official Selection
58th SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Awards (2026, TR) – Official Selection
8th Directed By Women Turkey Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection
21th Hisar Short Film Selection (2026, TR) – Official Selection
5th Ayvalık International Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection 6th Sinemada Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection
4th Fethiye Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection
1st Catalca Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection
3rd International Sivas Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection 1st Goldenhorn Short Film Festival (2026, TR) – Official Selection
17th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival (2026, GRE) – Official Selection
31th Rabat International Author Film Festival (2026, MAR) – Official Selection
12th Seattle Turkish Film Festival (2026, USA) – Official Selection
6th Paradiso Film Festival (2026, ITA) – Official Selection

Cast & Team

Cast: Deniz Türkali, Şebnem Sönmez, Mücahit Koçak, Ceren Taşçı, Kaan Sevi, Erkan Akbulut
Writer: Beril Tan
Producer: Yiğit Serdar Canoğlu
Director of Photography: Deniz Eyüboğlu Aydın

Directed by

Beril Tan

Country of Origin

Turkey

Production