“Spirit” (Tin) in Lift-Off Sessions – Pinewood Studios 2023 Selection!

The short film "Spirit", written and directed by Muhammet Emir Akarslan, a third year student at the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, started its journey to the festival. The third year students of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema were included in the crew of the film, which won the Lift-Off Sessions - Pinewood Studios selection. The producer of the film was Hüseyin Bilgekaan Koçer, the assistant director was Bedia Zerin Hökenek, the art director was Sümeyye Özyurt, the light conductor was Eslem Özgüç, and the sound technician was Beyzanur Yüksel. The film continues its festival journey.

A Journey of a Soul: Spirit

The movie, which opens with a routine day of Birtan and Parya, a lonely couple in their mid-forties, changes its direction when Bertan dies as a result of an accident. Bertan's spirit continues to live with Parya in the house and the audience begins to follow a spirit. With the accidental destruction of Bertan's soul, the film completes a cycle.

The screenwriter and director of the film, Muhammet Emir Akarslan, stated that he revealed the plot of the story by focusing on the imaginary sketch of a story he wanted to tell for a long time. Stating that he started to design details that he hoped would leave an impression on the audience, Akarslan added that he used metaphors for this purpose and that they worked diligently on the color palette, music and frames. Akarslan also stated that getting an audition at Lift-Off Sessions – Pinewood Studios is a great motivation for the team and that they have good expectations for the film whose festival journey continues.

Support from the GSF Festival Distribution Team

The GSF Festival Distribution Team, created by the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema to support students' projects in their festival journey, continues its activities under the leadership of Erdem Doğan, with whom the department also has external stakeholder relations, and with the support of İsmail Akbal and Muhammet Emir Akarslan, students of the department. The team, which has supported the projects of many students whose success has been announced before, continues to work on the short film "Spirit".

We congratulate our students for their success and wish them more good news.