Yasemin Szawlowski

On the Water Surface

Deniz returns to her hometown to attend her widowed mother's wedding. The anger, fear, and guilt she thought she'd left behind, resurface during the visit. As her mother leaves her the family house, a tragedy haunts her. She can't stop thinking about her father drowning at sea. Moreover, she feels her mother blames her and has abandoned her for it. She realizes she won't be able to move on like her mother unless she faces her problems head-on. Following a confrontation, Deniz accepts the past and takes a real step into adulthood. Sitting by the sea, she is at peace. The sea is no longer a threat but a sign of liberation. She jumps in.

Reflection

A quirky receptionist in a hotel in Istanbul welcomes guests as they tumble upon their daily struggles, all to end up in a mix of chaos and dread after the arrival of a mysterious man who declares that he is their patron Saint.

Tell Me About Your Darkness

Veli Tanyeli, who died after a heart attack, is brought to the ghusl room before his burial, all the conflicts that have been hidden amongst the family came into light. Nermin, who has been imprisoned in an unhappy marriage for years, decides to settle the years after the death of her husband Veli in the ghusl room. Nermin's confrontation with Veli is actually a confrontation with herself.

Midnight at the Pera Palace

At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is unexpectedly thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.

A Probable Love Story

Man and woman's incidentally crossed roads, turns into a dead-end day by day. A new love's excitement turns into the reality of becoming estranged deeper into the relationship and realization of not ever being able to know each other well. Perhaps, in this story which ends before it starts, either the woman wears the man away, or the man wears the woman away. Or else, is every consequence in a relationship, a responsibility for both of them equally?

Opening the Door

Yakup and Şemsa are Assyrians living in Berlin with their three children and grandchildren. Twenty-five years ago they migrated from Mardin to Berlin. One day they receive a phone call from Mardin. This unexpected call deals with their son Mikhael, whom they lost twenty-five years ago. All the suffering of the family is refreshed. Yakup and Şemsa go to Mardin with their grandchildren, Nardin, who do not want to leave them alone. This trip will be the beginning of all their personal journeys. When the craftsman Yakup, who had not come for years, abandoned his village and saw his house looted; He will go after his house door. On his journey of finding the door, he will be accompanied by her granddaughter Nardin and the smuggler Remzi.

Wounded Love

Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.

Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya

All Alone

Playing rock covers in Ankara pubs for some time, Tamer is now determined to become a respected musician with his own compositions. He leaves everything behind to take lessons from the legendary rock musician Engin Yaman, who's been in seclusion in İzmir. Tamer has to face his desire for success, along with his fears, weaknesses and his haunting dreams. Gypsy drummer Tahir, Engin Yaman's "unfettered" daughter İpek, hippie bar owner Mickey, single mother Tuğba and even Pink Floyd's Roger Waters accompany him on his journey.