Seattle Turkish Film Festival: Shorts - Narrative STFFShorts

Presented by Seattle Turkish Film Festival STFFShorts.

Now in its 11th year, STFFShorts presents a curated selection of 10 short films, chosen from over 200 submissions, offering exceptional filmmakers international exposure and the opportunity to connect with Northwest audiences. For more details, please visit our website at stff.org/stff-shorts.

FULL SERIES PASS: $100 | $80 SIFF Members & Students - Provides access to all festival films (excludes Gala Film + Gala Party)

A Behavior Befitting a Friend
Turkey | 2024 | 18 min | Veysel Ayvazoğlu
Tension over a small debt between three friends through a series of events and encounters.

Dank
Turkey | 2024 | 15 min | Tuvana Simin Günay
Nergis, feeling pity for the porter carrying the washing machine to her home, overextends her kindness. An intimate yet tense conversation begins.

Gukla
Turkey | 2024 | 19 min | Emine Uysal Berger, Özgür Ceylan
A psychological thriller/horror on the feelings of belonging to a city, in which three different characters meet by chance in an abandoned mansion.

I am not Supermarket
Turkey | 2023 | 19 min | Ekrem Ayhan Çakay
Saffet, a veteran supermarket employee, lives in constant fear of losing his job as rumors circulate about an impending audit by the Manager. His paranoia grows, perceiving every customer as a potential threat. Overwhelmed by his mounting psychosis, he spirals deeper into a whirlpool of anxiety and uncertainty.

Maşallah!
Turkey | 2023 | 10 min | Ezgi Ay
Maşallah! looks into the very miniscule and normalized moment that every woman and LGBTQI+ people experience and feel on a cellular level right before leaving their house, looking in the mirror: “Can I make it home alive today?”.

Snow White and The Dwarf
2023 | 5 min | Bora Yavuz Subaşı
Leyla wants to be Snow White for the April 23rd Children's Day show even if her teacher doesn't choose her.

Such Things Don’t Happen In This World
2024 | 20 min | Ali Emre Ceylan
Recep, who has a good job and life in Ankara, is forced to return to his village due to psychological issues. In the village, he exhibits strange, erratic behavior, where the line blurs between his unfounded fears and nightmares.

The Shell
2024 | 16 min | Sema Güler
Leyla is a young painter who has been exposed to male violence and has locked herself in her house. A series of unexpected events take place when she faces her self-portrait from better times. Leyla has to confront the truth and make a choice.

Unknown Continent
2024 | 13 min | Murat Arda Gürsoy
Merve, a former athlete living in Istanbul, makes a living by selling performance-enhancing drugs. Upon receiving the news of her father's death in Belgium, Merve finds herself faced with a choice between two continents, life and love.

We Need To Talk About Dilan
2024 | 19 min | Umut Şilan Oğurlu
Dilan, who works for her uncle and lives with her mother, feels that she is not living up to her potential.A documentary team investigating Dilan's problem follows Dilan's life while examining the unsolved mystery of life, dreams, and artistic production.