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.
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Tahir AltuntaşDirector
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Tahir AltuntaşWriter
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Tahir AltuntaşProducer
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Ayberk Taha YülekKey Cast"Mustafa"
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Hafize BaşakKey Cast"Kübra"
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Melih DüzenliKey Cast"Hasan"
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Project Title (Original Language):Geceyle Gelen
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:10 minutes 34 seconds
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Completion Date:June 30, 2023
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Country of Origin:Türkiye
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Country of Filming:Türkiye
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Language:Turkish
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:17:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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4. Fotofilm Internatıonal Short Film Festivalİstanbul
Turkey
August 1, 2023
Turkey Premiere
National Short Film -
16. Vision International Short Film FestivalKemerovo
Russian Federation
October 14, 2023
Russian Premiere
Pre Vision Selection -
2. Bratislava Film FestivalBratislava
Slovakia
July 1, 2024
Slovakia Premiere
Official Selection -
24. International Izmir Short Film Festivalİzmir
Turkey
November 14, 2023
Panorama Selection -
4. Antep Kısa Film FestivaliGaziantep
Turkey
November 25, 2023 -
2. Nartugan Film Festivaliİstanbul
Turkey
December 22, 2023
Official Selection -
10. Santa Cruz International Film FestivalSanta Cruz
Argentina
April 12, 2024
Argentina Premiere
Official Selection -
1.Croatian International Film FestivalSibenik
Croatia
August 8, 2024
Croatia Premiere
Official Selection -
3.Paradise Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
May 15, 2024
Hungary Premiere
Official Selection -
3.Lisboeta International Short Film FestivalLisbon
Portugal
June 7, 2024
Portugal Premiere
Pre Selection -
2. Taiga Film FestivalHabarovsk
Russian Federation
July 3, 2024
Official Selection -
1.Euboea International Film FestivalChalkida
Greece
August 29, 2024
Official Selection -
3.Kymata International Film FestivalKefalonya
Greece
August 25, 2024
Greece Premiere
Official Selection -
10.Concepción Independent Film AwardsConcepcion
Chile
August 2, 2024
Chile Premiere
Official Selection -
12.SHORT/AGE - Shortfilms for a New AgeViseu
Portugal
August 1, 2024
Official Selection -
10.San Jose International Film AwardsSan José,
Costa Rica
November 20, 2024
Costa Rica Premiere -
9.Trujillo International Independent Film FestivalTrujillo
Peru
September 23, 2024
Peru Premiere
Official Selection -
3.Biencortos International Short Film FestivalMaracaibo
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
October 12, 2024
Venezuela Premiere
Official Selection -
9.Salto Independent Film FestivalSalto
Uruguay
October 12, 2024
Uruguay Premiere
Official Selection -
10.BangkokThai International Film FestivalBangkok
Thailand
October 23, 2024
Thailand Premiere -
1.Uluslararası Denizli Kısa Film FestivaliDenizli
Turkey
November 16, 2024
Official Selection -
1.İKÇÜ Film Festivaliİzmir
Turkey
May 27, 2025
Kısayı Keşfet Seçkisi -
2.Engativá International Film FestivalBogota
Colombia
July 15, 2025
Colambia Premiere
Official Selection
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.
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.