Private Project

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.

  • Mehmet Devrim Çatal
    Director
  • Mehmet Devrim Çatal
    Writer
  • Mehmet Devrim Çatal
    Producer
  • Fazıl Bingül
    Producer
  • Can Gür
    Key Cast
  • Muhammet Ali Dağdeviren
    Key Cast
  • Feyza Tanır
    Key Cast
  • Kaan Nahya
    Director of Photography
  • Mehmet Devrim Çatal
    Director of Photography
  • Kaan Nahya
    Editor
  • Mehmet Devrim Çatal
    Editor
  • Kaan Nahya
    Sound
  • Mehmet Devrim Çatal
    Art
  • Kaan Nahya
    Art
  • Scott Buckley
    Music
    Last and First Light, Permafrost
  • Can Gür
    Music
    Benek
  • Ömür Buse Uzbay
    Makeup and Costume
  • Ali Çatal
    Lighting Assistant
  • Eren Yönden
    Lighting Assistant
  • Gülay Yetkin
    Lighting Assistant
  • Deniz Dinçergök
    Subtitle
  • Deniz Dinçergök
    Poster Design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Palyaço ile Bir Seans
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 21, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Pasific Film Media Prod.
  • Taste of Anatolia Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 4, 2023
    Rio Cinema London
    Official Selection & Screening
Director Biography - Mehmet Devrim Çatal

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.

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Director Statement

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!