Aries
Director: Dila Bulut
Script: Dila Bulut
Director of Photography: Burak Kanbir
Producer: Dila Bulut
Musician: Ajda Pekkan, Tan Guner
Editing: Dila Bulut
Sound: Yalin Özgencil
Cast: Leyla Feray, Melisa Tapan, Kivanc Kasabali, Onur Gokhan Gokcek, Saim Karakale
Turkey / Fiction / 14' / HD / Color / 2019
Leyla is a woman who defines herself through her boyfriend’s eyes and tries to fit in man’s world. After her boyfriend’s several psychological violence Leyla feels ignored and overwhelmed by the pressure. Subsequently she meets a drag queen singer and follows him through the night who helps her to overcome her fear to be judged and she gradually gets out of her shell.
CV
Dila Bulut was born in Istanbul in 1992. She graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University Law School in 2015 and became a lawyer in 2016. After she registered the Union of Turkish Bars she followed her childhood dream and moved in New York to study filmmaking. She recently graduated from New York Film Academy in 2018 and shot her first short “Aries”
Filmography
Aries 2019, Mirrorman 2019, Unplugged 2019
Festivals Attended
Aries: 10th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, 5. Västerås Filmfestival, 2nd Linz International Short Film Festival, Seattle Turkish Film Festival, Vancouver Turkish Film Festival, 20th International Izmir Short Film Festival, 5th Marmaris International Short Film Festival, Beirut International Film Festival
Contact: bulutt.dila@gmail.com