Face to Face

Mr. T, who is a tender owner in many national and international giant projects, is a wealthy businessman in his early thirties.
Mr. T goes to his office in the middle of the night when no one is there and sends a coded message to the serial killer he hires in order to influence the outcome of the gas tender he has become obsessed with and to eliminate his other rivals in the tender.
But there is another serial killer hiding in the office to kill Mr. T too, and the serial killer who will kill him is himself.

  • Buğra Cihan Çakır
    Director
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Buğra Cihan Çakır
    Writer
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Berk Köse
    Producer
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Beyza Sude Yüksel
    Producer
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Buğra Cihan Çakır
    Producer
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Ferit Doğan
    Producer
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • İsmail Akbal
    Producer
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Aykut Yılmaz
    Key Cast
    "Mr. T"
  • İsmail Akbal
    Key Cast
    "Ismail Bin Salman"
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Ali Aktaş
    Key Cast
    "Ivan Petrovic"
  • Buğra Cihan Çakır
    Director of Photograpy
    Process, Past Future Now, Stendhal
  • Okan Kırbacı
    Advicer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Turkish
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 4, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    328 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Istanbul Gelisim University
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - by Lift-Off Global Network
    London
    United Kingdom
    July 10, 2023
    UK Premiere (Online Event)
    Official Selection
  • Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network
    London
    United Kingdom
    July 24, 2023
    UK Premiere (Online Event)
    Official Selection
  • The Hollywood Guerrilla Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 13, 2023
    The Hudson Theaters United States Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Student Live Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 15, 2023
    Official Selection
  • International Usak Short Film Festival
    İstanbul
    Turkey
    December 12, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Buğra Cihan Çakır

He was born on the 4th of January, 1995, and currently holds the position of a senior student at Istanbul Gelisim University. In his professional endeavors, he has assumed the roles of a cinematographer and a producer in a short film entitled "PROCESS," marking his initial foray into the world of short filmmaking. Moreover, he has contributed as a producer and a lighting assistant in another short film named "PAST FUTURE NOW." Additionally, he has demonstrated his skills as a producer and a chief lighting supervisor in yet another short film titled "STENDHAL."

Finally, he has undertaken the ambitious task of directing and writing his own short film, "FACE TO FACE," which represents his maiden voyage into these creative roles.

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Director Statement

Face to Face is based on making a simple story technically splendid. The biggest purpose of this story, which seems understandable at first, is to make the film layered with fiction and thus to destroy the concept of time in the viewer's perception. This method creates a different perception of time in the minds of the audience as well as in the film and ensures that there are no clear answers to the questions asked.
While Face to Face aspires to distill the quintessence of cinematic artistry structurally, it employs restrained dialogue, favoring visual narration instead, and crafts an ambiance steeped in the crime films of the bygone era, evoking the captivating essence of film-noir. At the epicenter of this opus stands Mr T, epitomizing the enigmatic figure alluded to by the title, whose motivations are an intricate puzzle to solve. What propels him into the labyrinthine intricacies of the narrative lies in his megalomaniacal nature, fueled by the influence he wields. For the sole adversary capable of withstanding his dominance is none other than himself. While delving into the shadowed recesses of the human psyche, Face to Face portrays the profound introspection encapsulated in the character study of Mr T through a melancholic lens, shrouded in somber hues.