AĞRI AND THE MOUNTAIN
Ağrı ve Dağ

In Competition

Directed by Hasan Serin
Short / 14 min. / 2013
Cast: Sevval Sarıhan, Hanife Sarıhan

Synopsis

In a small remote village at the skirts of Mount Ararat, nine-year-old Rodja wakes up to a blustery winter morning. As she gets ready for school, men work in the beautiful, windswept landscape, and women prepare dough for bread. This is a glimpse into the life of one child in a place where time seems to stand still.

Selected Festivals and Awards

* Berlin Film Festival Generations Competition, Germany
* International Sao Paulo Short Film Festival, Brasil
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival, U.A.E.
* Kiev International Short Film Festival, Ukraine
* Canada International Film Festival, Canada
* Tampere Film Festival, Sweden
* Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, U.S.A.
* Arizona International Film Festival, U.S.A.
* Rated SR Film Festival, U.S.A.
* FAM 2014, Brazil
* Tissa Short Film Festival, Morocco
* International Ismailia Documentary and Short Film Festival, Egypt
* Ankara Film Festival, Turkey
* FESTROIA - Setubal International Film Festival, Portugal
* Documentarist, Istanbul, Turkey
* Festival Maremetraggio, Italy

Hasan SERİN

Hasan Serin was born in 1984, Bingöl. He attended one of the most prestigious high schools in Istanbul, Kadıköy Anatolian. He began his undergraduate studies at Yeditepe University, Department of Radio, TV and Cinema with full scholarship. He shot several short films, receiving national and international attention, on the way to shoot his first feature film.