Distant Mirror

The story of Masoud, who is trying to emigrate to Europe to make a better life for himself, his mother and his fiancé. After embarking on a difficult and dangerous immigration journey with his best friend, Masoud meets a pregnant doctor and an old man on the way and they band together. Having to flee because of war and terror, Masoud tries to reach his goal with a hopeful but painful journey.

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

Conceived through the division of the screen into nine cinematic frames, the film Soil narrates the imaginary journey of a young man who carries handfuls of soil excavated from a garden into the grave of a deceased soldier who happens to be burying his own dead body.

Emre, a man in his early thirties, is moving out of his apartment. His girlfriend Defne talks to him, conjuring up images and uncovering traces of the bittersweet memories of their relationship. With the help of some friends, Emre collects his belongings and says goodbye to the neighbourhood where he was happy. But is he ready to say farewell to his home?