BLACK SUN

Acoming storm after dog days dawns during a sudden road trip to a distant island for a funeral. The deceased is buried in haste and a man makes a detour through Aegean Turkey. The funeral is eclipsed by a last wish. The wind blows ashes where it pleases.

Director

ARDA ÇILTEPE is a director and producer originally from Istanbul/Turkey. He studies Film at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg in the class of Angela Schanelec. Among the works he has produced are METEORS (2017) and GULYABANI (2018) by Gürcan Keltek. His films as a director include: BAHAB (short, 2017) and BLACK SUN (2019).

Arda Çiltepe
Arda Çiltepe (© Locarno Festival/Samuel Golay)
photos © Vigo Film
  • Genre
    Drama, Road Movie
  • CATEGORY
    Short
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION
    2019
  • DIRECTOR
    Arda Çiltepe
  • SCREENPLAY
    Arda Çiltepe, Julia Tielke
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Julia Tielke
  • CAST
    Enes Yurdaün, Seren Şirince, Ariya Toprak, Sencar Sağdiç, Hüseyin Kocaman, Semih Gülen, Ercan Kesal, Nur Sürer
  • PRODUCERS
    Alara Hamamcioğlu, Öykü Canli
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY
    Vigo Film, in co-production with Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, Yumurta Yapim/li>
  • RUNTIME
    20 min
  • LANGUAGE
    Turkish
  • FESTIVALS
    Locarno 2019, Sarajevo 2019, Uppsala 2019
  • AWARDS
    Pardino d’oro for Best International Short Film Locarno 2019
  • SALES
    Vigo Film
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