National Short Film Competition

EAST SIDE

• Director: Harun Durmuş
• TURKEY / 2017 / DCP / B&W / 19´ / Arabic, Turkish; Turkish, English s.t.

• Screenplay: Harun Durmuş
• Director of Photography: Ali Burak Albayrak
• Editing: Harun Durmuş
• Cast: Aghyad Shekho, Mahmoud Bilal, Aram Kılavuz
• Producer: Harun Durmuş
• World Sales: Harun Durmuş

- 2018 ISTANBUL National Short Film Competition -- Special Mention

After the civil war, Abdullah and Selam have come to Turkey from Syria. After a while, they decide to escape to Germany and make a deal with a human smuggler. Selam has collected the required amount of money by working regularly in a textile workshop. On the other hand, Abdullah is a drug addict, and has neither a regular job nor enough money to put in. These two young Syrians will fight for the money they have saved so far to manage their escape.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.