Private Project

WHISTLE

The documentary film is about the professional Dog Walker Şemsettin Salihov, also known as "Şems", who came to Turkey from Uzbekistan to study Veterinary Medicine 12 years ago, has become the most indispensable name of Cihangir, Istanbul over time with his unique love for dogs and the endless trust he provides to dog owners.

Here is the story of the man who whistles to dogs...

  • Bengisu Özkes
    Director
  • Bengisu Özkes
    Writer
  • İlayda Amaç
    Producer
  • Bengisu Özkes
    Producer
  • Şemsettin Salihov
    Key Cast
  • Özlem Akınözü
    Key Cast
  • İrem Erman
    Key Cast
  • The Dogs
    Key Cast
  • Mehmet Güney
    DOP
  • Enes Kaya
    Editing
  • Bengisu Özkes
    Editing
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 28, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Turkey
  • Country of Filming:
    Turkey
  • Language:
    Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Bengisu Özkes

Bengisu Özkes was born in 1997 in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2016, she graduated from Galatasaray High School. Then, she completed her education in the Cinema & Television and Advertising departments of the Faculty of Communication at Bahcesehir University. Now, she continues her master in Visual Communication and Digital Media at Marmara University. She is fluent in French, English and Italian; so she can easily adapt to certain foreign actions. Since her childhood, she has been very interested in producing new stories and writing scripts from them. Therefore, turning the scripts that she wrote into movies and being the director of her own movies has always attracted her attention. The knowledge that she gained about art and the infinite curiosity that she has in communication with the media are increasing exponentially. She has also been a columnist in a national newspaper since 2019. Bengisu aims to become an active and recognized female producer and screenwriter. For this reason, she has already worked in various production and media companies during her education period and also continues to work with devotion at all times to achieve her goals.

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