Actor: Fatma Ceylan

Climates

Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones... Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged through the ever-changing climate of their inner selves in pursuit of a happiness that no longer belongs to them.

The Small Town

Told from the perspective of two children, and in four parts which run parallel to seasons, The Small Town describes the relationships between members of a small-town family. Both brother and sister witness the complexities of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of life and nature.

Distant

Uzak/Distant chronicles the numbing loneliness, longing, and isolation in the lives of two men who are consumed by their own problems. Istanbul photographer Mahmut reluctantly receives his relative Yusuf, but the mingling of their lives does little to alleviate their detachment.

Clouds of May

An aspiring filmmaker visits his parents and begins to devise a movie. Admist searching for people to act in his film, he encounters with relatives and friends who struggle with their own problems, some bigger some smaller.

Cocoon

The three human characters are an old man, an old woman, and a young boy, who wander among the natural wonders and give the camera soulful looks.