Sleep (Uyku) by Deniz Buga. Turkey, 2005, 15 min, Beta SP

This lyrical black-and-white film movingly evokes the pain of loss and longing. The exquisite landscape surrounds and eventually engulfs this wordless love, so that all that is left is sleep. No dialogue.

Shorts 1: Of Love, Belonging and Endings
Q & A with Hicham Falah and Chrif Tribak

Sun, Nov 6, 5:30. Q & A with Hicham Falah and Neco Celik
Mon, Nov 7, 1:00. Q & A with Hicham Falah and Neco Celik

Cast and Crew:

Cast: Onur Karaoglu, Deniz Buga
Writer: Deniz Buga
Producer: Studio 4 Istanbul
Cinematography: Deniz Buga
Editing: Deniz Buga, P¶nar Santemiz
Music: Tchaikovsky, C. Debussy

Filmmaker Bio:

Deniz Buga was born in Istanbul in 1982. He pursued his studies in the fields of sociology, history and cinema at Bosphorus University. He currently works at Studio 4 Istanbul Film and Theatre Group as film director and script writer. Among his works are Kardesler/Brothers (2003) and Sleep/Uyku (2005).

Print Source:

Bogazici Universitesi Mithat Alam Film
Merkezi Guney Kampus 34342 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
Phone: (90 535) 658 87 14
Fax: (90 212) 287 70 68
Email: denizbuga@yahoo.com