Leylak

In present day Queens, New York, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth, and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.

Directors: Scott Aharoni & Dennis Latos

Writer: Mustafa Kaymak 

Editors: Scott Aharoni & Dennis Latos

Director of Photography: Laura Valladao

Production Designer: Anna Driftmier

Composer: Ahmet Kenan Bilgic

Producers: Scott Aharoni, Dennis Latos, and Mustafa Kaymak 

Poster Design: Berkcan Okar

Starring: Nadir Saribacak & Isabella Haddock

Co-Starring: Gamze Ceylan, Samrat Chakrabarti

Festivals

Tribeca Film Festival, 2021, WINNER, Special Jury Prize (World Premiere)

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, 2021, WINNER, Best International Actor

Galway Film Fleadh 2021 - WINNER, Best International Film - Fiction

Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection

LA Shorts International Film Festical 2021 - Official Selection

Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection

Woods Hole Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection

Maine International Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection

Breckenridge Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection

Port Townsend Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection

Sidewalk Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection