The Day I Became My Mother
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CAST AND CREW
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Faysal Soysal
CASTING: Huriye Mir Mohammadi, Sahar Khodabande ,Hamed Teymuri
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hosein Jalili
EDITING: Atefeh Khademolreza
MUSIC: Ciwan Haco
SOUND DESIGN: HAMI HAGHIGHI
PRODUCTION: Faysal Soysal
Turkey-Iran
Dvcam. Color. Pal. Stereo. 4/3
Duration: 11:30, February 2006
SYNOPSIS:
In Northern Iraq there had been a clash between the Pismergs and Iraq Baath Security Forces. Four innocent Kurdish villagers died in the crossfire. Amongst the dead is a young girl. By the end of the film, we realize that she is not a girl, but is actually her own mother. She begins to live like her mother, thus becoming herself.
AWARDED By
Baku Audio Visual Film Fest-525.Gazete Special Prize, November 2006
FESTIVAL HAS BEEN SCREENED:
16. Brno Film Festival (Chezch Republic / 2006), 4. Pam(Environment) Film Festival (Turkey / 2006), Baku Audio Visual Film Festival (Azerbaijan / 2006), Europan Film Festival (2006), Istanbul Municipality “Kisa Cek Uzun Olsun” (Turkey / 2006), Qazvin Film Festival (Iran / 2006), Tahran International Short Film Festival (Iran / 2006), Diyarbakir DSM Film Festival (Turkey / 2007), New York, Arte East Film festival (USA / 2007), Khatar Film Festival(2009)