INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
Are you listening mother?
Hörst du, Mutter?
Directors
Tuna Kaptan
Producers
Tuna Kaptan
Cinematographers
Roy Yunus Imer
Editors
Sophie Oldenbourg
Sound
Clemens Becker
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2019
Germany, Turkey
20 min
Color
A Kurdish woman is sentenced to house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet. The charge: supporting terrorist activities. Now an invisible border runs through her garden in a Turkish village, which she repeatedly crosses. Her older son is torn between obedience and rebellion. How far will he go to protect her?
Director
Tuna Kaptan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media, Theatre and Romance Studies. He studied at ENERC Film School in Buenos Aires and graduated HFF Munich in Documentary Film Directing. His films won several awards at international film festivals, among them "Two at the Border" at IDFA and „Turtle Shells“ at Dok Leipzig. "Are you listening mother?" premiered in the international competition of Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in 2019.
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