Originals

Plot Summary: Yusuf, a 45-year-old immigrant gravedigger in Queens, New York, struggles to make ends meet while taking care of his eleven-year-old daughter, Renk. Unable to face the reality of the toll of an illness on his wife, and consumed with guilt, Yusuf withholds the truth from his daughter. Several days pass and the weight of the truth, no longer containable, forces an unavoidable reckoning.

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Awards and Recognition:
Tribeca Film Festival ’21 - WINNER, Special Jury Prize (World Premiere)

Galway Film Fleadh ’21 - WINNER, Best International Short Film

Rhode Island International Film Festival ’21 - WINNER, Flickers’ Jury Award, Grand Prize

Port Townsend Film Festival ’21 - WINNER, Best Narrative Short

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia ’21 - WINNER, Best International Actor

Woods Hole Film Festival ’21 - WINNER, Director’s Choice Award

Sidewalk Film Festival ’21 - WINNER, Kathryn Tucker Windham Storyteller Award

Tacoma Film Festival ’21 - WINNER, Best Performance, Narrative Short

Nashville Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Hollyshorts Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Tirana International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

LA Shorts International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Indy Shorts International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Boston Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Breckenridge Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Maine International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Norwich Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Indie Memphis Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Scad Savannah Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Newport Beach Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

New York Shorts International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Lone Star Film Festival ‘21 - Official Selection

Sulmona International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Leiden International Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

New York Turkish Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection

Seattle Turkish Film Festival ’21 - Official Selection