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Rifat by Emin Alper. Turkey, 2006, 17 mins, DV, World Premiere
Retired, poor Ibrahim lives with his 20-year-old son in their shabby home. One night, his son is carried home bleeding from a bullet wound in his head after participatring in a political protest. His friends attempt to save him, with meagre meager means and primitive medical intervention. Ibrahim nurses his son as he hangs between life and death.
Followed by: Mainline (Khoon Bazi), by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab. Iran, 2006, 80 min, 35mm
Sat, Nov 10, 7:50 P.M.
Tue, Nov 13, 9:30 P.M.
Filmmaker's Biography
Born in Konya, Turkey in 1974, Emin Alper is a filmmaker, critic and scholar. He completed a degree in economics at Bogazici University, where he is now a Ph.D. candidate at the Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History. Rifat is his second short film.
Festivals and Awards
- IF Istanbul Independent Film Festival, Audience Award, 2006
- Hisar Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Hisar Selection (Best 10 Short Films of 2006)
Credits
Cast: Ibrahim Sahin, Atilla Lok, Emrah Yarali, Burcin Ekici
Writer: Emin Alper
Producers: Emin Alper, Bagıs Erten
Cinematographer: Ilker Berke
Editor: Erkan Erdem
Sound: Cemil Kıvanc, Metin Bozkurt
Music: Soner Akalın, Ozan Emrah Aksoy
Print Source
Emin Alper
Email: alperemin@hotmail.com
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