Garan

Garan

Garan

Turkey / Fiction / 12' / 4K / Color / 2024

A man is stuck on the border between two countries. He has jeopardised his whole livelihood by spending the last money he had on a herd of cows that he awaits coming from the war torn neighbouring country. Amidst the sounds of explosions and distressing announcements made by the border authorities, the man's hopeful waiting for the cows, turns into the fear of losing everything.

Director: Mahsum Taşkın

Script: Mahsum Taşkın

Director of Photography: Semih Yıldız

Producer: Mahsum Taşkın, Vildan Erşen

Music: Toke Brorson Odın

Editing: Erhan Örs

Sound: İlbey Kaya

Cast: Yavuz Akkuzu, Savaş Işık, Sami Demir, Yusuf Taşkın, Halil Alkış, Botan Savluk, Üzeyir Tayboğa, Müslüm Tosun, Yunus Alkaş, Hamza Sansur


Biography

Mahsum Taskin’s directing debut, the short film Binbir Gece (2020) was selected in many national and international film festivals. Taskin’s second short film is Garan (2024).

His first feature film project was selected for the Berlinale Talents Project Market where it received the Highlights Project Award.

The project was later awarded the Special Sound Design award at Meetings on the Bridge in Istanbul, and was further selected for the Produire Au Sud workshop held in Nantes.

Filmography

Alf Leila Wa Leila - 2020

Garan - 2024

Festivals Attended

Kaohsiung Film Festival

MedFilm Festival

Duhok International Film Festival

Landshut Short Film Festival

Awards

Formosa Human Rights Award - Kaohsiung Film Festival

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