Private Project

HOPE

They were taken from their homeland and forced to migrate! The geography was different, the religion was different, the nation was different, but their fate was the same. The hope of refugee women from three different countries met in one frame their hope was hidden in the photo of their remaining home. The photo has changed, but the frame hasn't changed at all.

  • Volkan GİRGİN
    Director
  • VOLKAN GİRGİN
    Writer
  • VOLKAN GİRGİN
    Producer
  • SEDEF PEHLİVANOĞLU GİRGİN
    Producer
  • AYŞE TUFAN
    Key Cast
    "OLD WOMAN"
  • EBRU KARA
    Key Cast
    "SYRİAN WOMAN"
  • NATALİYA GÜVEN
    Key Cast
    "UKRAİNİAN MOTHER"
  • SEDEF PEHLİVANOĞLU
    Key Cast
    "OLD WOMAN’S DAUGTER"
  • GÜN AKINCI
    Key Cast
    "DOCTOR"
  • FATİH SEVDİ
    Key Cast
    "FATHER "
  • BERFU AYDOĞAN
    Key Cast
    "MOTHER"
  • TAJ SHER YAKUP
    Key Cast
    "SYRİAN MEN "
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    UMUT
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 11, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Bulgarian, Turkish, Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Dijital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Volkan GİRGİN

VOLKAN GİRGİN
Screenwriter and Actor
He was born in 1974 in Istanbul. He studied at İTÜ State Conservatory and Anadolu University. He completed his master's degree in the Department of Communication Design at Kültür University. He continues his works as a screenwriter and also as an actor.

FİLMOGRAFY (DİRECTOR)
2023 Umut (Short movie)
2020 Konuşma (Short movie)

FİLMOGRAFY (SCREENWRİTER)
2023 Umut (Short movie
2020-2023 Altay (TV series)
2020 Konuşma (Short movie)
2017 Organik Aşk (Motion picture)
2017 Rüzgar (Motion picture)
2017 Batlır (Motion picture)
2016 Zengin Kısmet (TV movie)
2015 Çanakkale Yüzyıllık Mühür (TV Mini Series)
2015 Yeni Hayat (TV Movie)
2014 Gurbette Aşk (TV series)
2013 Yabancı Gelin (TV series)
2012 Canım Benim (TV series)
2009 Aile Saadeti (TV series)
2000 Yedi Numara (TV series)

FİLMOGRAFY (ACTOR)
2017 Rüzgar (Motion picture)
2016 Zengin Kısmet (Tv movie)
2016 Yeni Hayat (Tv movie)
2014 Bizum Hoca (Motion picture)
2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl (TV series)
2012 Bu Son Olsun (Motion picture)
2011 Aşk ve Devrim (Motion picture)
2006 Ah Polis Olsam (TV series)
2005 Pembe Patikler ()TV series)
2000 Yedi Numara (TV series) 1997 Ruhsar (TV series) 1995 Kaygısızlar (TV series) 1993 Umut Taksi (Dizi TV series)

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Director Statement

Throughout the history, human beigns were subjected to forced migration due to war, disaster and hunger. Every forced migration started with the hope of 'return'. Most of the time it ended in frustration or evolved into a new settled life. But the 'longing for the land' never ceased.
Due to its geopolitical location, our country is one of the busiest intersections of 'forced migration' traffic. That is why we are familiar with the phenomenon of 'migration'. But there is one layer of this phenomenon that we have overlooked; it is 'hope'. "Immigration" and "Hope" are brothers. Every migration is a journey to hope.
In this movie; I tried to bring together the stories of three refugees from different geographies, languages and ethnic backgrounds around a framework.