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Fahriyem

Ahmet, who confuses an Edgar Degas painting that his father brought home for a woman named Fahriye, who is constantly talked about in the house; interprets the unrest at home through the painting, and the painting becomes a symbol of forbidden facts for Ahmet.

  • Barış Özcan
    Director
  • Barış Özcan
    Writer
  • Ayşe Zeynep Kalleci
    Writer
  • Baran Güneş
    Producer
  • Ilgaz Orhan
    Producer
  • Özlem Çınar
    Key Cast
    "Seniha"
    Arka Sokaklar, İşe Yarar Bir Şey, Aliye
  • Burak Demir
    Key Cast
    "Galip"
    Bizim Evin Halleri, Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Şevkat Yerimdar, Kırmızı Oda, Ramo
  • Yiğit Ali Tokay
    Key Cast
    "Ahmet"
  • Ali Gencay Sevinç
    Key Cast
    "Hakan"
  • İlkay Özşen
    Key Cast
    "Necip"
  • Serap Can
    Key Cast
    "Zehra"
  • Pınar Alçınkaya
    Key Cast
    "Nazmiye"
  • Süleyman Eymen Aydın
    Key Cast
    "Cahit"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Fahriyem
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 12, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • İzmir International Short Film Festival
    İzmir
    Turkey
    November 22, 2021
    Turkish Premiere
    Panorama Showcase
  • 18. Akbank Short Film Festival
    İstanbul
    Turkey
    March 21, 2022
    İstanbul Premiere
    Official Selection
  • BÜYÜK TAARRUZ INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    Afyonkarahisar
    Turkey
    May 16, 2022
  • Uluslararası Kıssa Film Günleri
    Eskişehir
    Turkey
    May 18, 2022
Director Biography - Barış Özcan

Barış Özcan was born in 1999 in Ankara. He lived in Afyonkarahisar until he went to university. He came to Istanbul for university and completed his cinema and sociology studies at Koç University. Fahriyem is the director's first professional short film.

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Director Statement

Ahmet's main struggle in the movie is to understand the thoughts and feelings of the adults around him and to step into adulthood by seeing them as role models. Ahmet is at first an observer. He observes his father's passion and his mother's sorrow. But he is not allowed to join the adult world. Meanwhile, Ahmet constantly records his observations by copying the painting on the wall to his notebook which is in the center of the story. Ahmet's mistake is to confuse Fahriye, who causes unrest at home for the painting hanging in the living room. The unrest in the house, which seemed to end with the painting being thrown out, pushes Ahmet to create; he had to finish the drawing with what was left in his mind, and therefore his imagination comes into play. Ahmet's misunderstanding of Fahriye is actually a milestone for him to step into the process of self-creation by breaking away from his father, whom he took as a role model during the formation of his personality.