The Longest Night - En Uzun Gece

Turkey, Germany, 18min, 2023

SCRIPT AND DIRECTOR Can Merdan Doğan

CINEMATOGRAPHY by Sebastian Weber

 

Synopsis

Hüseyin, a family man, is forced to share a bed with his brother-in-law Firat, who happens to be staying overnight in their apartment. The weather is unbearably hot and Hüseyin’s “longest night” begins.

Festivals:

  • Cinema Against Discrimination Day, Screening Selection. 23 November 2023

  • 60th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Finalist. 2023

  • 28th Nuremberg Turkey/Germany Film Festival, Short Film Competition, Finalist. 2024

  • Başka Sinema Route, Bursa Program, Short Films Selection. 2024

  • 12th Pink Life QueerFest, Opening Film. 2024

  • 3rd Seyir Association Ayvalık Film Festival, Shorts from Turkey Section, Screening Selection. 2024

  • 11th Vancouver Turkish Film Festival, Screening Selection. 2024

  • Istanbul Modern Cinema, Short Film Festival, Screening Selection. 2024

  • 22nd Paris Turkish Film Festival, Short Film Section, Screening Selection. 2025

    Awards:

    11th Uşak Short Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Best Music Award. 2024 (Batuhan Yalaz)

  • 24th İzmir Short Film Festival, National Fiction Film Competition, Second Prize. 2023

  • 24th İzmir Short Film Festival, National Fiction Film Competition, Başka Sinema Distribution Award. 2023

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