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Arif has to take care of his father, who is bedridden and has diabetes. The change in his lover's ideas about life forces Arif to make a choice between the life of his father, who had left him, and his journey to freedom.

  • Cem Terbiyeli
    Director
    Little black fish, Autumn in Bayrampasa
  • Cem Terbiyeli
    Writer
    Little black fish, Autumn in Bayrampasa
  • Cem Terbiyeli
    Producer
    Autumn in Bayrampasa
  • Emrullah Cakay
    Key Cast
    "Arif"
  • Erdem Senocak
    Key Cast
    "Adnan"
  • Hilal Vardar
    Key Cast
    "Nermin"
  • Ahmet Küçükkayalı
    Co Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Nefes
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, thriller
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Red Rock Film Festival
    Utah
    United States
    October 14, 2023
    World premiere
    Best Short Film
  • Arpa International Film Festival
    California
    United States
    November 17, 2023
    California Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Izmir International Short Film Festival
    Izmir
    Turkey
    November 17, 2023
    Turkish Premiere
    Best Director
  • Film Festival Türkei / Deutschland
    Nurnberg
    Germany
    March 15, 2024
    Europe Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Daddy Deshmukh Film Festival
    Akola
    India
    India Premirere
    Official Selection
  • Aporia International Village Film Festival

    Korea, Republic of
    Korea Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 16th Rofife International Short Film Festival
    Ankara
    Turkey
    April 26, 2024
    Ankara Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 3rd Kocaeli Short Film Festival
    Kocaeli
    Turkey
    May 25, 2024
    Kocaeli Premiere
    Best Short Film
  • 3rd International Kaş Film Festival
    Antalya
    Turkey
    June 5, 2024
    Antalya Premiere
    Best Screenplay
  • Taiga
    Khabarovsk
    Russian Federation
    July 3, 2024
    Russian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival of Shimla
    Shimla
    India
    August 15, 2024
    Shimla premiere
    Official Selection
  • 4. Aizanoi Film Fest
    Kütahya
    Turkey
    August 23, 2024
    Kütahya premiere
    Ahmet Uluçay Award
Director Biography - Cem Terbiyeli

Author/Director/Producer

He studied Electrical Engineering at Yıldız Technical University. During the same period, he actively worked in the Yıldız Cinema Club. In 2009, he took on the role of coordinator for the 6th Yıldız Short Film Festival. He attended the Atıf Yılmaz Studio for a year.

Since 2006, he has made many short films and participated in festivals with these films. In 2010, he attended festivals with his first feature-length documentary, 'Autumn in Bayrampaşa'. In 2014, he received awards at the Boston and Nuremberg Film Festivals with his documentary 'Little Black Fish'. From 2010 to the present, he has actively worked in the industry as an assistant director in many films and digital platform projects, including those from companies like Netflix and Miramax. Through these experiences, he collaborated with valuable directors, producers, and team members, producing projects that drew nearly 20 million viewers in cinemas and won countless awards at festivals.

In 2022, he founded Torus Pictures and produced the film 'Leak in the City Cemetery' in 2023. During the same period, the film 'Breath', which he wrote and directed, made its world premiere at the Utah Red Rock Film Festival and won the Micro-Budget Fiction Short Production award. 'Breath' competed in festivals in Germany, South Korea, India, and Turkey. Breath was awarded the Best Director Award at the 24th International Izmir Short Film Festival, the Best Screenplay Award at the 3rd International Kaş Short Film Festival and the Best Short Film Award at the 3rd Kocaeli Film Festival.

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