Short film RETURN (VEGER) by Selman Deniz 2020 Arpa IFF

September 4, 2020 2020, News, Short Films (2020)

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RETURN (VEGER) (2019, Armenia & Turkey)

Short Narrative, Drama

Running Time: 18 min

LOS ANGELES PREMIERE / NOMINATED FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM AWARD

Director: Selman Deniz

Writers: Selman Deniz, Zekeriye Aydoğan

Producer: Zekeriye Aydoğan

Cast: Anahit Ghukasyan, Şahin Yalçın, Baran Aktaş, Vedat Oyan

Logline: Eyup, following the mind of a madman, crosses Mount Ararat, begins to search for his aunt and his past.

Synopsis: Eyup, following the mind of a madman, crosses Mount Ararat, begins to search for his aunt and his past. He finds the woman and the house as the mad man has described. But they can’t understand each other’s language.

Notable Screenings & Awards: Golden Apricot Film Festival Yerevan 2019 Finalist, Babel Film Festival Italy 2019 Final Selection, Duhok Int’l Film Festival 2019 Kurdish Panaroma, Pomegranate Film Festival Canada 2019 Final Selection, Ankara Int’l Film Festival Turkey Final Selection 2020, Diaroma Film Festival India Official Selection 2020, İntimalente Film Festival Italy Official Selection 2020, Golden Granate Film Festival Beyrut Finalist 2020, London Kurdish Film Festival 2020 Finalist, Yilmaz GüneyFilm Festival Batman 2020 Final Selection, Mesopotamia Film Festival Official Selection 2020, Kurdish Film Festival Berlin 2020 Finalist.