THE CHOCOLATE WRAPPER

In Competition

Directed by Murat Kebir
Short / 15 min. / 2014
Cast: Dilek Rose, Taser Hassan, Kennedy Mills, Emre Kebir, Aaron Gordon

Synopsis

Elif's life is shattered, when a routine drive with her younger brother Evren ends in tragedy, in a fatal confrontation over a chocolate wrapper. Inspired by a true event, “The Chocolate Wrapper” follows a young woman’s path towards learning to live with the grief as she discovers the influence her brother brought into other people’s lives.

Selected Festivals and Awards

* British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), London, U.K.
* Crystal Palace International Film Festival, U.K.
* International Family Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.

Murat KEBİR

Over the past 17 years, Murat Kebir has worked on a wide range of projects. These are including documentaries, light entertainment and drama as an offline / online editor, motion graphic designer, producer, director, writer. As an independent filmmaker whose films collectively have been selected for over 23 International festivals included USA, UK, Turkey, Italy, Germany, France, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Australia, Chile and Canada. His last short film “My Dad & Spike” won Best Foreign Short Drama Award 2011 at Family Film Festival USA and nominated for Best Drama awards for some other festivals. Currently works as a senior editor/motion graphics artist at Sky Television in London.