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What Comes by Night / Geceyle Gelen

Mustafa, a quiet 10-year-old boy, travels with his mother Kübra to his grandfather Hasan's house upon the news of his grandmother's death. When they arrive at the funeral home, it is dark and the burial is scheduled for the next day, so they will spend the night at the funeral home. Mustafa tries to reach the funeral room that is behind the closed door, undesirable to be shown to him.

  • Tahir Altuntaş
    Director
  • Tahir Altuntaş
    Writer
  • Tahir Altuntaş
    Producer
  • Ayberk Taha Yülek
    Key Cast
    "Mustafa"
  • Hafize Başak
    Key Cast
    "Kübra"
  • Melih Düzenli
    Key Cast
    "Hasan"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Geceyle Gelen
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Türkiye
  • Country of Filming:
    Türkiye
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    17:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 4. Fotofilm Internatıonal Short Film Festival
    İstanbul
    Turkey
    August 1, 2023
    Turkey Premiere
    National Short Film
  • 16. Vision International Short Film Festival
    Kemerovo
    Russian Federation
    October 14, 2023
    Russian Premiere
    Pre Vision Selection
  • 2. Bratislava Film Festival
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    July 1, 2024
    Slovakia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 24. International Izmir Short Film Festival
    İzmir
    Turkey
    November 14, 2023
    Panorama Selection
  • 4. Antep Kısa Film Festivali
    Gaziantep
    Turkey
    November 25, 2023
  • 2. Nartugan Film Festivali
    İstanbul
    Turkey
    December 22, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 10. Santa Cruz International Film Festival
    Santa Cruz
    Argentina
    April 12, 2024
    Argentina Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 1.Croatian International Film Festival
    Sibenik
    Croatia
    August 8, 2024
    Croatia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 3.Paradise Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    May 15, 2024
    Hungary Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 3.Lisboeta International Short Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    June 7, 2024
    Portugal Premiere
    Pre Selection
  • 2. Taiga Film Festival
    Habarovsk
    Russian Federation
    July 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 1.Euboea International Film Festival
    Chalkida
    Greece
    August 29, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 3.Kymata International Film Festival
    Kefalonya
    Greece
    August 25, 2024
    Greece Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 10.Concepción Independent Film Awards
    Concepcion
    Chile
    August 2, 2024
    Chile Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 12.SHORT/AGE - Shortfilms for a New Age
    Viseu
    Portugal
    August 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 10.San Jose International Film Awards
    San José,
    Costa Rica
    November 20, 2024
    Costa Rica Premiere
  • 9.Trujillo International Independent Film Festival
    Trujillo
    Peru
    September 23, 2024
    Peru Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 3.Biencortos International Short Film Festival
    Maracaibo
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    October 12, 2024
    Venezuela Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 9.Salto Independent Film Festival
    Salto
    Uruguay
    October 12, 2024
    Uruguay Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 10.BangkokThai International Film Festival
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    October 23, 2024
    Thailand Premiere
  • 1.Uluslararası Denizli Kısa Film Festivali
    Denizli
    Turkey
    November 16, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 1.İKÇÜ Film Festivali
    İzmir
    Turkey
    May 27, 2025
    Kısayı Keşfet Seçkisi
  • 2.Engativá International Film Festival
    Bogota
    Colombia
    July 15, 2025
    Colambia Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Tahir Altuntaş

He borned in Tokat in 1998. He graduated from Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, Faculty of Communication, Istanbul University. He continues to work as an assistant director. "What Comes by Night" is his first film project.

1998 yılında Tokat’ta doğdu. İstanbul Üniversitesi Radyo Televizyon ve Sinema bölümü mezunudur. Yardımcı yönetmen olarak çalışmaya devam etmektedir. “Geceyle Gelen” ilk film projesidir.

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Director Statement

I designed 'What Comes by Night' as a film based on feelings, away from the classicalunderstanding of the conflict.

“What Comes by Night” is a movie that focuses on a child's first encounter with death. Inthe center of the story, the main character spends a night with the dead who will beburied the next day. I started the process of developing the scenario, starting from theidea of conveying the difficult feeling of the concept of death from the eyes of a childwhose rational thinking is not fully mature.

The movie carries an atmosphere of uncertain space and time in order to reflect thegloomy feeling of death. In order to create a simple cinematic narrative form, I focusedon the naivety of the child's soul and a pure world of thought brought about bychildhood. For this reason, I focused on the main character's state of soul instead ofexploring the concept of death which forms the basis of the story.

I see childhood not only as a representation of innocence and purity but also as a pursuitof knowledge. In the movie, I aim to make you feel this state of seeking information.

‘Geceyle Gelen’i klasik çatışma anlayışından uzak, hislere dayalı bir film olarak tasarladım.

“Geceyle Gelen” bir çocuğun ölümle ilk defa karşılaşma anına odaklanan bir film. Hikâyenin merkezinde ana karakterin ertesi gün defnedilecek olan cenaze ile bir gece geçirmesi yer alıyor.
Ölüm kavramının dile getirilmesinin zor hissiyatını, rasyonel düşünce yapısı tam olgunlaşmamış bir çocuğun gözünden aktarma fikrinden yola çıkarak senaryoyu geliştirme sürecine girdim.

Film, ölüm duygusunun kasvetli hissiyatını yansıtmak amacıyla belirsiz bir mekân ve zamanın olduğu bir atmosfer taşımaktadır. Sade bir sinemasal anlatı biçimi oluşturabilmek için çocuk ruhunun nahifliğine ve çocukluğun getirdiği saf bir düşünce dünyasına odaklandım. Bu sebeple hikâyenin zeminini oluşturan ölüm kavramını irdelemek yerine ana karakterin içinde bulunduğu ruh haline odaklandım.

Çocukluğun sadece masumiyetin ve saflığın bir temsili değil aynı zamanda bir bilginin peşinde olma hali olarak görüyorum. Filmde bu bilgi arama halini hissettirebilmeyi hedefliyorum.