The Teller is a docu-fiction about two women that are in the same place because of different reasons. Efser is a 92 years old woman who has been living in a room in a nursing home for 26 years. An unnamed young woman working in the nursing home becomes the uninvited listener of Efser. The stories, sounds and realities of the two women gets mixed. The Teller combines fiction and documentary, questions the boundary between reality and fiction.
The Teller
2017
10’47’’ short film
writer, director, producer, editor
screening:
2023, CTM Festival, Mahalla Berlin
2022, HIVE Short Film Festival, Velvet Punch Selection, Berlin
2019, Blue TV, KısaKes Film Selection
2018, Artist 2018, 28th Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul
2017, Festival de Cannes 2018 Short Film Corner
7th Kisa Kes Film Festival
18th Izmir International Short Film Festival
16th International Filmmor Women’s Film Festival