North American Premiere
When a new teacher starts at school, Morî is convinced that he is her long-lost father.
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Hayrünisa Akbaş, Ozan Çelik, S. Emrah Özdemir, Ömer Şahin, Muhtaber Şeker
Turkey
2024
In Kurdish and Turkish with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Yakup Tekintangaç
Screenwriter
Yakup Tekintangaç
Cinematography
Emre Pekçakır
Editor
Doruk Kaya
Original Music
Mustafa Biber
Yakup Tekintangaç
Yakup Tekintangaç, who was born in Aðrý in 1980, generally focuses on the themes of childhood, identity and belonging with his short films. He received awards from many national and international festivals with his short film Azad (2015). This movie also reached 1.5 million views on YouTube. His new short film, Morî (2024), supported by the European Union’s Civil Thinking Programme, had its world premiere in the main competition section of the 70th International Oberhausen Short Film Festival, one of the most prestigious festivals in the world. Morî’s festival journey continues.
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