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DUMP OF UNTITLED PIECES / İSIMSIZ ESERLER MEZARLIĞI / ЗВАЛИЩЕ БЕЗІМЕННИХ ТВОРІВ

  • 22 hours ago
  • 1 min read

2025 / 105' / feature / Turkey

Facing imminent eviction, an idealistic young photographer and her hapless roommate attempt to sell her work to galleries for the first time, embarking on a bumpy journey through the collapsing art market of Istanbul.

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DIRECTOR - MELIK KURU


Biography

Melik Kuru dropped architecture school and had his BA at Koc University Visual Arts program ranking first in his class. He had his MFA in Film at Columbia University in New York. His short film, We Are a Family (2020) had premiered at Antalya Film Festival. His feature projects were selected for CineLink, Connecting Cottbus and Meetings on The Bridge.

In addition to his directorial work, the feature film he edited Hesitation Wound (dir. Selman Nacar) premiered at Venice Film Festival Orizzonti.



Selected filmography

  • 2025: Dump of Untitled Pieces

  • 2021: We Are a Family

  • 2019: Kids

Director: Melik Kuru

Producers: Hilal Şenel, Fahriye İsmayilova

Cinematography: Barış Aygen

Composer: Efe Demiral

Cast: Manolya Maya, Ekremcan Arslandağ, Tuğrul Tülek, Tülin Özen, Ceylan Özgün Özçelik, Emrah Özdemir, Okan Avcı

Production: Hafif Film, Parda Film

Rightsholder: Hafif Film, hilal@hafifilm.com



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