38th edition
17-25 january 2026
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United KingdomTurkey
2014 Fiction 23 min
Yusuf, a shy, sensitive Syrian refugee boy who lives in an exile in a remote Turkish border town is chosen for his newfound power but he has to experience how to use it, at the cost of his innocence.
With : Sherko Ali, Gamze Kaçak, İlke Can, Ahmet İnal
Screenplay : Emre Kayiş
Image : Nick Cooke
Sound : Adel Gamehdar, Raoul Brand
Editing : Ricardo Saraiva, Burçak Yurdakul
Production : London Film School
Emre Kayiş is an Istanbul based director and screenwriter. He graduated from the London Film School with his short film "The Translator" which was nominated for Best Short Film for the 2015 European Film Awards. He aims to tell human stories that have a social relevance. He's currently developing another short while writing his first feature Leopard.