WATER OF LIFE
Drama
SYNOPSIS
Sema lives in Babadağ district of Denizli. She is married and has a child. As in many houses in Babadağ, they have to be evicted from the house they live in due to landslides. Those who leave their homes will be allocated a mass housing flat (an apartment) in Denizli. Sema could not cut the emotional bond between her after her mother’s death. Sema does not want to leave the house because of this bond she established with her mother. Her husband, Osman, wants to go to the apartment to be allocated because he sees moving to a mass housing flat as ranking social status. Sema thinks that if she leaves home, her bond with her mother will decrease. She is torn between environmental pressure and the bond she established with her mother.
Film Participations Awards
21st Ischia Film Festival Ischia- 2023 World Premiere Official Competition
Festival İzmir 2023- National Panorama Selectio
8th Festival Internacional de Cine de Quiton- Official Competition
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival- Geata, 2023 Official Competition
Mostra Del Cinema Di Taranto Mediterraneo Uno+Puglia- Italy, 2023
11th Seattle Turkish Short Film Festival – USA, 2023
9th Ridgefield Independent Film Festival- USA, 2024
3d Kocaeli Film Festivali- Best Actor Award, Turkey 2024
1st Silver Frame Film Festival- Bosna Hersek BEST “GREEN SHORT FILM” Award 2024
Cinema e Ambiente Avezano- Italy 2024
Cast & Team
- Assistant director: Muzaffer Cansevdi Kayabaşı
- Writer: Sündüs Gören
- Director of photography: Deniz Eyüboğlu Aydın
- Edit: Mertcan Kuru
- Production: Sündüs Gören, Elif Gizem Ayvalı
- Art director: Ömür Özgür
- Sound: Cansın Ruta
- Cast: Güliz Gençoğlu, Deniz Hamzaoğlu, Umut Karadağ, Zeynep Kaçar
Directed by
Sündüs Gören
Country of Origin
Turkey
Production
Turkey
Production year
2023
Runtime
15 min.