Unknown Continent
Turkey, Serbia, Germany / Fiction / 14' / 4K / Color / 2024
Merve is a former athlete living on the Anatolian side of Istanbul who makes a living by selling doping substances. Upon receiving the news of her father's passing in Belgium, she is forced to make a choice between two continents. This decision will also mean losing one of the two people she loves.
Director: Murat Arda Gürsoy
Script: Murat Arda Gürsoy
Director of Photography: Tolga Pekar
Producer: Yiğit Serdar Canoğlu
Editing: Murat Arda Gürsoy
Sound: Can Yarış, Yiğit Serdar Canoğlu
Cast: Ilgıt Uçum, Zeynep Su Topal, İpek Sobutay, Aude Ruyter, Arda Tokta, Emir Mecikoğlu
Biography
Murat Arda Gürsoy works as a director, script consultant, and editor. He graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University’s Cinema and Television department and completed his master's degree on Éric Rohmer's Cinema and French Existentialism. His first short film, The Sun, The Moon, and The Woman (2023), received short film production support from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Filmography
Unknown Continent (2024)
The Sun, The Moon, and The Woman (2023)
Festivals Attended
Riga Short Film Festival
Monterrey Film Festival
Linz Short Film Festival
Beloit International Film Festival
Awards
The Sun, The Moon, and The Woman
Honorable Mention - 4th Monza Film Festival