The Cave

A three-man tactical team descends into an uncharted cave system to locate a missing squad. What they find below is not their comrades but what their comrades have become. In the suffocating darkness where light dies and flesh remembers, the line between rescue and infection dissolves with every step forward. There is no extraction. There is no going back. The cave does not let go.

  • Buğra Mert Alkayalar
    Director
  • Buğra Mert Alkayalar
    Writer
  • Buğra Mert Alkayalar
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller, Action
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 29, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Türkiye
  • Country of Filming:
    Türkiye
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    AI
  • Aspect Ratio:
    9:16
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Marmara University
Director Biography - Buğra Mert Alkayalar

Alkayalar completed a Bachelor's degree in Cinema and Television at Anadolu University in 2020 and a Master's degree in Cinema and Television in 2024. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Cinema at Marmara University. He has participated in national and international festivals such as the Golden Boll Film Festival, MotelX, Curtas Festival do Imaxinario, H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Morbido Fest. He is currently working as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Kültür University and continues his studies in cinema.

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