All that remains of Mori's father is a voice recording — and a new teacher who sounds just like him.
All that remains of Mori from her father is a voice recording. Listening to it from time to time, Mori comes to believe that the new teacher who has just arrived at her school is her father.
Director — Yakup Tekintangaç
Born in 1980 in Ağrı, Yakup Tekintangaç focuses on childhood, identity and belonging in his short films. His short film "Azad" won numerous national and international awards and reached 2 million views on YouTube. "Morî", supported by the EU Sivil Düşün Programme, world-premiered in the international competition of the 70th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. It has since been selected by more than 100 festivals and won over 20 awards. He is a graduate of chemistry and philosophy, with a master's degree in biophysics.
Awards & Festivals
- World Premiere — 70th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, International Competition
- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024, Official Selection
- 66th Zinebi (Spain) — Special Jury Award, 2024
- 46th Cinemed Montpellier (France) — Special Jury Prize, 2024
- 35th Ankara Film Festival — Best Film, National Short Competition, 2024
- 29th Turkey/Germany Film Festival Nuremberg — First Prize, 2025
- 24th Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival — Best Film, 2025
- 14th Berlin Kurdish Short Film Festival — Best Short Film, 2025
- 45th IFSAK Short Film Festival — First Prize, Fiction, 2025
- 25th Izmir Short Film Festival — Best Screenplay, 2024
- 8th AFSAD Short Film Festival — Best Film, 2025
- 3rd Göbeklitepe Film Festival — Best Director, 2024
- 22nd Kathmandu International Film Festival — Best Short Film, 2025
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos de Guadalajara (Mexico) — Best Short Film, 2025
- Baaria Film Festival (Italy) — Best Short Film & Special Jury Award, 2025