Orhan

A young immigrant returns back to the city of his forgotten love to find out he has a son.

Written & directed by Günalp Koçak

Screenings:

TheModCon Film Festival

Largo Film Festival

The Open Door Film Festival

IndieCrete Film Festival

LMFF

Portobello Film Festival *Nominated Best Short Film Drama

Unrestricted View Film Festival

London International Short Film Festival

Golden Sun Film Festival

Ramsgate International Film Festival

Equality Film Fest

Limelight Film Festival

London Turkish Film Festival

International Short Film Festival Karlsruhe *Nominated Best Actor

Cast

Jessica Jay, Oliver Hall, Stanley Warbrick, Andrea De Santis, George Savvides, Anwen Bull & Günalp Koçak

CREW

Director of Photography - Michael Spry

Edited by Scott Clements

Original Music by Thom Thomas-Watkins

Costume Designer - Ellen Rey De Castro

Production Designer - Samuel Smudger

Make-up Artist - Chloe Gaites

CGI - Mihai Coman

Color Grading - Yannis Tsakiridis

REVIEWS:

"The pacing of the drama was really well handled. Creating a sense of sadness and regret. We felt the history of these people even without seeing them together. The difficulties of relationships and life in a foreign country. Really nice cinematography score and naturalistic performances." - The Open Door Short Film Showcase Team.

"Orhan is a nicely acted ensemble piece, though it's clearly centered around Günalp Koçak's leading turn as a man whose slow-building tension is palpable and compelling [...] Orhan is a dark film that carries an aura of melancholy in nearly every minute of its just over 14-minute running time. The film's original music, courtesy of Thom Thomas-Watkins, is sparse yet effective while Michael Spry's lensing is particularly effective in building the film's atmosphere." - The Independent Critic [Richard Propes]

"Orhan is a strong character piece that drives itself forward through effective writing and accomplished film making skills and techniques. The performances are admirable and provide excellent characterisations that hold the audiences attention." - Largo Film Awards