A Session With The Clown
Arif, a clinical psychologist, designs a treatment program for himself the day before his retirement. According to this plan, Arif records himself talking about himself using a simple video device. However, in order to be objective, he transforms into another character. His only goal is to identify his own problem in his last working days by dressing up as a clown. In this way, he thinks he can help his son Kemal.
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Mehmet Devrim ÇatalDirector
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Mehmet Devrim ÇatalWriter
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Mehmet Devrim ÇatalProducer
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Fazıl BingülProducer
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Can GürKey Cast
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Muhammet Ali DağdevirenKey Cast
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Feyza TanırKey Cast
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Kaan NahyaDirector of Photography
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Mehmet Devrim ÇatalDirector of Photography
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Kaan NahyaEditor
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Mehmet Devrim ÇatalEditor
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Kaan NahyaSound
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Mehmet Devrim ÇatalArt
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Kaan NahyaArt
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Scott BuckleyMusicLast and First Light, Permafrost
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Can GürMusicBenek
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Ömür Buse UzbayMakeup and Costume
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Ali ÇatalLighting Assistant
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Eren YöndenLighting Assistant
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Gülay YetkinLighting Assistant
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Deniz DinçergökSubtitle
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Deniz DinçergökPoster Design
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Project Title (Original Language):Palyaço ile Bir Seans
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Thriller
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Runtime:17 minutes 5 seconds
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Completion Date:August 21, 2023
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Production Budget:10,500 EUR
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Country of Origin:Turkey
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Country of Filming:Turkey
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Language:Turkish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Pasific Film Media Prod.
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Taste of Anatolia Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
November 4, 2023
Rio Cinema London
Official Selection & Screening
Director’s Biography (EN)
Mehmet Devrim Çatal was born in Samsun on August 21, 1999. He completed his university education at Gazi University, Department of Finance. Due to his interest in cinema and acting during his university life, he received his education at Pacific Film Production "media and acting academy". Thanks to the technical and practical knowledge he learned during the education, he shot his first project, "Hoşaf" (2021). After that, he continued his short films with the movie "Parallel Apartments" (2021), which he shot in the same year. Later, with his experience and determination to become a director, he realized the projects "Bir Ölür Bin Ölürüz" (2022) and "Şaşar Veysel İşbu Hale" (2022) in 2022. Both films were included in the special selection at the International Göbeklitepe Film Festival. Then, until the first half of 2023, he received training in script, acting, camera and lighting techniques and shot his first professional movie "A Session With The Clown". He currently lives in Ankara and continues to work on new projects.
Yönetmen Biyografisi (TR)
Mehmet Devrim Çatal, 21 Ağustos 1999’da Samsun’da doğdu. Üniversite eğitimini Gazi Üniversitesi-Maliye bölümünde tamamladı. Üniversite hayatında sinemaya ve oyunculuğa olan merakından dolayı Pasific Film Production “medya ve oyunculuk akademisi”nde eğitimini aldı. Eğitim esnasında öğrendiği teknik ve pratik bilgiler sayesinde ilk projesi olan “Hoşaf”(2021) filmini çekti. Bunun üzerine aynı sene içerisinde çektiği “Paralel Apartmanlar” (2021) filmiyle, kısa filmlerine devam etti. Daha sonrasında edindiği tecrübe ve yönetmenliğe olan kararlılığıyla 2022 senesinde “Bir Ölür Bin Ölürüz” (2022) ve “Şaşar Veysel İşbu Hale” (2022 ) projelerini hayata geçirdi. Uluslararası Göbeklitepe Film Festivali’nde her iki filmi de özel seçkiye alındı. Bunun üzerine 2023 yılının ilk yarısına kadar senaryo, oyunculuk, kamera ve ışık teknikleri eğitimlerini almasıyla profesyonel anlamda ilk filmi “Palyaço ile Bir Seans”ı çekti. Halihazırda Ankara’da yaşıyor ve yeni projelere devam ediyor.
We tried to reflect the feelings of a man who addressed one of the main problems in everyone's lonely life.
P.S: The English and Turkish subtitles are in the "CC" button!