Synopsis
In Northern Iraq there had been a clash between the Pismergsand Iraq Baath Security Forces. Four innocent Kurdish villagers died in the crossfire. Amongst the dead is a young girl. By the end of the film, we realize that she is not a girl, but is actually her own mother. She begins to live like her mother, thus becoming herself.
Dvcam, Color, Pal, Stereo,4:3 Duration: 11:30 min Feb 2006
Awards:
Baku Audio Visual Film Fest
"Special Media Prize"2006
Cast and Crew
Written and Directed by
Faysal Soysal
Starring
Huriye Mir Mohammadi
Seher Khodabande
Hamed Teymoori
Camera
Hosein Jalili
Edited by
Atefeh Khademolreza
Music
Ciwan Haco
Sound Design
Hami Haghighi
Produced by
Faysal Soysal
Turkey - Iran
The Day I Became My Mother
Festival Screenings:
16. Brno Film Festival (Chezch Republic / 2006), 4. Pam(Environment) Film Festival (Turkey / 2006), Baku Audio Visual Film Festival (Azerbaijan / 2006), Europan Film Festival (2006), Istanbul Municipality "Kısa Çek Uzun Olsun" (Turkey / 2006), Qazvin Film Festival (Iran / 2006), Tahran International Short Film Festival (İran / 2006), Diyarbakır DSM Film Festival (Turkey / 2007), New York, Arte East Film festival (USA / 2007)
