FILM PORTFOLIO
written directed and produced by Nergis Usta
Official Selection
Independent Days International Filmfest
Germany 2018
Official Selection nominated for
best arthouse film
Hong Kong Arthouse Filmfestival
2017
Official Selection
Achtung Berlin
2018
LOSTENGARDEN
Short Movie | Drama | 2012
What if your best friend is only a fiction in reality?
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Christian Scholz, the leader of the young, rising left-wing party LPD, meets a man named Thomas while out jogging. The two hit it off and develop a very close bond of trust. At the peak of their friendship, Christian Scholz discovers that his friend Thomas never existed in the way he portrayed himself. Everything Thomas revealed about himself—his background, family, profession, thoughts, preferences, and residence—was simply a lie. Who was this man, and why did he deceive? Christian Scholz sets out to uncover the truth.
Cast
Volker Zack Michalowski, Stefan Plepp
nomination
River Rock Award
(Best Actor in a Short Film) for Stefan Plepp
2013
nomination
River Quest Award (Best Short Film)
2013
Official Selection
Silent River Filmfestival
​River Quest Award for (Best Short Film)
2013
A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Short Movie | Drama | 2007
“Between hope and fear, the viewer suffers guilt and atonement, and is led to the question of whether history really has to be inevitable?” – interfilm Berlin
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On a scorching summer day in a coastal suburb, Michal (48) encounters a friendly young man (22) at a bus stop.
For Michal, it starts as an ordinary day; once again, he waits at the bus stop for his family to join him, intending to visit his daughter's grave together. His daughter was killed in a terrorist attack, a fate the young man shares as he drops his detonator. He lost his mother to enemy soldiers and today seeks revenge. He coerces Michal onto the bus bound for the nearest city. Both are victims, and during the bus ride, they forge an extraordinary bond.
But for both, there's only one way out: Michal must resist to survive, and Jamal must detonate the bomb before being eliminated by the military.
Cast
Kerem Can, Badasar Calbiyik, Hülya Duyar
Official Selection
13th Shanghai International FilmFestival
2010
Official Selection
6th International Short Film Festival Detmold
2010