The Yellow, The Cat, The Kayakers and The Host
Turkey / Fiction / 19' / HD / Color / 2020
The Host is a woman living alone in the middle of a vast land. The visitors that she has long waited for finally arrive in the small hours of the morning. They mingle with the Host's life, both interfering with her daily routines and helping her to take a decision.
Director: Esme Madra
Script: Esme Madra
Director of Photography: Ali Farkhonde
Producer: Esme Madra, Ali Farkhonde, Zeynep Ekmekçi
Musician: Ahmet Kenan Bilgiç
Editing: Ali Aga
Cast: Şebnem Hassanisoughi, Ece Ekşi, Öner Erkan, Ulaş Tuna Astepe, Melih Kıraç, Zehra Bilgin
CV
Esme Madra is a critically acclaimed actress who won several awards with her films such as Majority, Zenne Dancer, Until I Lose My Breath. Her first short, Grueling and His Wife (2013), was shown at short film festivals.
Filmography
Sarı, Siyam, Kanocular ve Ev Sahibi, 2020 / Su almaya gidiyorum, bir sey isteyen var mi?, 2016 / Meşakkat ve Karısı, 2015
Festivals Attended
Sarı, Siyam, Kanocular ve Ev Sahibi (2020) Antalya Film Festivali (2020) Middle East Now (2020) İzmir Kısa Film Festivali (2020) Meşakkat ve Karısı, 2013 (Short) Akbank Kısa Film Festivali (2013) Vancouver Turkish Film Festival (2015) Su almaya gidiyorum, bir sey isteyen var mi? (2016) IF İstanbul Bağımsız Filmler Festivali (2016) Ankara Uluslararası Film Festivali (2016)