The Neighbour

Bulut moves to a new flat but is on the hook with the landlord.
"The Neighbour" is a Yesilcam-style graduation film looking at the everlasting housing problems of trans communities in Istanbul.

  • Cedoy
    Director
  • Lalu Esra Özban
    Producer
  • Ezgi Arya Sezer
    Story
  • Yusuf Bahar
    Editing
  • İbrahim Demir
    Cinematography
  • Çağrı Yıldıran
    Assistant Director
  • Ece Akbulak
    Art Director
  • Semih Kababulut
    Lighting
  • Neşet
    Sound Recording
  • Bulut Sezer
    Key Cast
  • Ezgi Arya Sezer
    Key Cast
  • Sevval Kilic
    Key Cast
  • Nihal Albayrak
    Key Cast
  • ABB Afrodit
    Key Cast
  • Ibrahim Demir
    Key Cast
  • Yusuf Bahar
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Komşu
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 25, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Academy
  • 10th Pink Life QueerFest
    Ankara, İstanbul
  • Aks International Minorities Festival, Film – Art – Dialogue

    Pakistan
    December 17, 2021
  • Golden FEMI Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    June 4, 2022
  • Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 26, 2022
    North American Premiere
  • Uluslararası İşçi Filmleri Festivali | International Labor Film Festival

    Turkey
    May 1, 2022
    National Shorts Selection
Director Biography - Cedoy

Cedoy is an Istanbul-based cinematographer and filmmaker. After working as 2nd and 1st AC for over 15 years in the film, TV, and advertising industry, they have returned to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University to finish their BA in Cinema and Television. "Komsu" is their proudly trans and feminist graduation film from a highly cisheteropatriarchal mainstream film school.

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