Private Project

White Pigeon /Beyaz Güvercin

The woman goes to her house in Sur with her child when she hears the news of lifting of curfew. But, the curfew is declared again due to begining of severe conflicts. The film tells in a tragic language that the woman stucks in Sur with her child, the woman's struggle to save her child from Sur, the war which has been happening on the sight of woman and child, the effect of war on people

  • serhat gönen
    Director
  • serhat gönen
    Writer
  • sedat gönen
    Producer
  • öznur sevinç
    Key Cast
    Mother
  • kadriye gönen
    Key Cast
    Grandmother
  • yunus emre gönen
    Key Cast
    kid
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Beyaz Güvercin
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 20, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Kurdish, Other, Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Barcelona Planet Film Festivali
    barcelona
    Spain
    October 18, 2017
    best short film nominee
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    February 2, 2018
    Short Film Market
  • Catharsis International Film Festival

    Belgium
    January 28, 2018
    Belgium Premiere
    Best Short Film Nominee
  • Los Angeles CineFest

    United States
    December 10, 2017
    Semi-Finalist
  • Lake View International Film Festival

    India
    India
    BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD
  • Cefalu Film Festival

    Italy
    Finalist
  • Cannes Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    March 6, 2018
    Short Film Corner
  • European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)

    Belgium
    Semi Finalist
  • Wulat Lake International Short Film Festival

    India
    Human Right Nominee
Distribution Information
  • MTAFILM
    Country: Turkey
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - serhat gönen

He was born in 1992 in Diyarbakir, Turkey.He is studying his PhD at Cinema and T.V department in Akdeniz University.His graduation thesis Foot-Wear won a lot of awards in both national and international areas.
In order to improve his vision and to gain experience he participated in many projects. He is founder AFM, Akdeniz Film Center, and he improves his skills in movie making with the center.He produced some projects with the AFM.

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Director Statement

When i m decided make this film i was in america but in my hometown Diyarbakır city of turkey, turkish security forces and PKK attacted each other in city, so many civillian people died in this war and also they have to move somewhere else we just have to leave our home.. all people has always hearing voice of war and when i m come back to turkey i wanted show what happaned in there.. Turkish governmend don’t let me to make this film but i did. They came deleted my films but i never give up
Thank you..