Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival will take place in Antalya between 5 – 18 November 2022. It is known that the festival, which will be held for the 59th time this year, was organized by ANSET under the auspices of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. In the festival, which competed in the categories of national feature films, national documentary films, national short films, and international feature films, the film of Lecturer/Director Kerem Yükseloğlu was also a finalist this year. Yukseloglu, who will compete with his rivals in the National Short Film Competition category with the film "One Direction", answered our questions about the film "One Direction" and upcoming projects...
What is the origin story of the movie One Direction?
On the night of May 12, 2018, I noticed a snail stuck to my windshield while driving my car. We traveled together along the way, and then that beautiful spring evening was colored by the onset of a sudden downpour… If I turned the wipers on, the snail would die. So I proceeded slowly, my windshield filled with water, and I stuck my head out of the window and tried to travel like that for a while. In the end, we came home safely, both of us…
After this journey, I questioned: Why did I do this?
The world is full of bad people, the world; It's full of people who hurt each other, put their rights above those of others, and target the lives of others. While thinking about these, this story came to my mind and I immediately wrote the flow in the short film and sent it to a few friends. As a result of the brief consultation I had with them, the original story of the film was born.
What are your expectations from the festival?
Of course, I would love to see good developments for our film and to return with an award. But being there, being a finalist is exciting and proud for a filmmaker. My biggest expectation: is to have a calm, inspiring process and to return home learning new things.
What will be the process of the One Direction movie after the festival?
We can say new festivals and new journeys. I'm sure our producer İpek Erden has great plans.
Are there any new projects?
I am a person who breathes by writing and clings to life by writing. If I'm still alive today, it's because of my ability to tell stories. So, of course, I work on new stories and new ideas. One of the stories I was working on was accepted into a good script lab. In short, we are on the way…
We congratulate our teacher Kerem Yükseloğlu and wish him continued success...
