A HERO OF OUR TIME
Three tragicomic days in the life of an immature man who deals with his father's funeral preparations in the hills of northeastern Turkey.
Three tragicomic days in the life of an immature man who deals with his father's funeral preparations in the hills of northeastern Turkey.
Production Year: 2023
Production Country: Turkey
Language: Turkish
Duration: 120 min
Genre: Dramedy / Satire
Format: 1.33:1, Color, 5.1, 4K
Producer: Mirac Atabey
Director: Mirac Atabey
Scriptwriter: Mirac Atabey
Story: Mirac Atabey, Mert Yasar, Emre Halisdemir
Assistant Director: Emre Halisdemir
Line Producer: Gokhan Baris
Production Manager: Yilmaz Atabey
Production Assistant: Ugur Telatar
Leading Actors: Emrah Gulsen, Mustafa Kandemir, Elvan Canakoglu, Evrim Cervatoglu
Supporting Actors: Ahmet Mutlu, Berat Efe Pullu, Nurhan Halisdemir, Hatice Demircioglu, Tugba Guven Kurt, Cemil Kutsal Biber, Erkan Ataman, Kemal Erman, Nurettin Kadioglu, Emre Halisdemir, Emine Kadioglu, Mert Naiboglu, Emrah Birben, Danis Sezgin
Cinematographer: Mirac Atabey
Production Sound Mixer: Okan Kal
Make-up Artist and Customer: Melike Kal
Trainee Ad: Ebru Terzi
Script Consultant: Ali Eren Guven
Editor: Mirac Atabey
Colorist: Burak Turan
Assistant Colorist: Utku Urlu
Sound Editor, Designer and Mixer: Cenker Kokten
Assistant Sound Editor: Alper Ozsen
Foley Artist: Ali Oren
Music Composer and Arranger: Okan Kal
Storyboard and Poster Illustrator: Isin Fidan
Subtitle Translator: Melissa Lara Clissold
Industry Events and Funds:
• Antalya International Film Forum, Turkey
Script Development and Project Design Workshop
• Malatya International Film Platform, Turkey
Script Development Award
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey
Scriptwriting & Production Fund
• Boat Meeting Co-Production Market, Ukraine
Post Production Support (The sponsor company was unable to provide agreed-upon services)
• Meeting Point - Vilnius, Lithuania
Work in Progress Award
• San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain
Work in Progress Europa Selection
• MedFilm International Film Festival, Italy
Work in Progress Award
Festivals:
• Antalya International Film Festival
Official Selection, Turkey, 2023
Press:
“Why didn't you like
my poem?”
In a village perched above a valley, a funeral ceremony is performed in the front yard of one of the houses. But then, in the night, a mysterious dialogue between two men unveils humor and tragedy hidden beyond the yard.
Production Year: 2018
Production Country: Turkey
Language: Turkish
Duration: 15 min
Genre: Short Fiction
Format: 1.85:1, Color, 5.1, 4K
Producer: Mirac Atabey
Director: Mirac Atabey
Scriptwriter: Mirac Atabey
Assistant Director: Emre Halisdemir
Art Director: Mert Yasar
Script Consultant: Ali Eren Guven
Illustrations: Guillermo Gomez Moreno
Leading Actors: Mustafa Kandemir, Emre Halisdemir, Danis Sezgin
Festivals:
• International Film Festival Rotterdam
Official Selection, The Netherlands, 2018
• Vilnius International Film Festival
Official Competition, Lithuania, 2018
• Dokufest International Short Film Festival
Official Competition, Kosovo, 2018
• Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival
Official Competition, Brazil, 2018
• MedFilm International Film Festival
Official Competition, Italy, 2018
• International Film Festival of Uruguay
Official Selection, Uruguay, 2019
• Lille International Short Film Festival
Official Competition, France, 2019
• Tetova International Film Festival
Official Competition, Macedonia, 2019
• Leggimontagna International Film Festival
Official Competition, Italy, 2019
Awards:
• Trento Film Festival
Best Film by a Young Director Award, Italy, 2019
Press:
“You never listened to him
when he was alive,
but now you start listening
when he’s dead? Huh?”
A cross-section of a high school boy's life at an important moment of having wings to spread.
Production Year: 2014
Production Country: Turkey
Language: Turkish
Duration: 20 min
Genre: Short Fiction
Format: 2.66:1, Color, Stereo, HD
Producer: Mirac Atabey
Director: Mirac Atabey
Scriptwriter: Mirac Atabey
Assistant Director: Emre Halisdemir
Art Director: Mert Yasar
Script Consultant: Ali Eren Guven
Leading Actors: Yilmaz Atabey, Nurettin Kadioglu, Emine Kadioglu, Danis Sezgin
Festivals:
• Ankara International Film Festival
Official Competition, Turkey, 2015
• Los Angeles Turkish Short Film Festival
Official Competition, USA, 2016
“I don't care, you are gonna bring
my bread in five minutes!”
A man sneaks into a boathouse and stays in there alone with his desires.
Production Year: 2012
Production Country: Turkey
Language: Turkish
Duration: 6 min
Genre: Short Fiction
Format: 2.35:1, Black&White, Stereo, HD
Producer: Mirac Atabey
Director: Mirac Atabey
Scriptwriter: Mirac Atabey
Assistant Director: Mert Yasar
Actors: Serhat Atasaral, Recep Ekmekci
Festivals:
• Boston Turkish Film Festival
Official Competition, USA, 2012
• IFSAK Short Film Festival
Official Competition, Turkey, 2012
• International King Midas Short Film Festival
Official Competition, Turkey, 2012
• International Izmir Short Film Festival
Official Selection, Turkey, 2012
• METU Film Festival
Official Selection, Turkey, 2012
• Kısadan Hisse Short Film Festival
Official Selection, Turkey, 2012
“Didn't I tell you that
I don't wanna see you here?”
A cinematic game in observing our fellow humans. With wry irony, the film focuses on the daily activities in a small coastal town and presents series of self-contained chapters connected by the presence of several characters.
Production Year: 2016
Production Country: Portugal
Duration: 24 min
Genre: Short Experimental Documentary
Format: 1.77:1, Color, 5.1, HD
Producer: DocNomads
Director: Mirac Atabey
Production Assistant: Nicole Carp
Music: Okan Kal
Project Consultant: Tracie Holder
Editing Advisor: Susana Barriga
Sound Mixing: Tiago Matos
Colorist: Marco Amaral
Supervisors: Margarida Cardoso, Tiago Hespanha, Victor Candeias
Festivals:
• Astra Film Festival
Official Competition, Romania, 2017
• Tirana International Film Festival
Official Competition, Albania, 2017
Know us
Micmuss Film Entertainment is a film production company based in Pazar, Rize, a small town surrounded by the Black Sea and tea plantations in northeastern Turkey, home to the Laz People, an indigenous ethnic group of the Caucasus. The company is mainly interested in producing auteur-driven films experimenting with cinematic forms and developing film culture in the region by combining local talents and experienced film professionals in the filmmaking process.
The founder, Mirac Atabey (1989, Rize, Turkey), is a director, scriptwriter, and producer who graduated from the Doc Nomads Master's Programme in documentary filmmaking, which takes place in Lisbon, Budapest, and Brussels. His short film trilogy, consisting of Stove (2012), Downtown (2014), and Yard (2018), has received recognition on the film festival circuit, with the final installment premiering at Rotterdam Film Festival and winning the Best Film by a Young Director Award at Trento Film Festival. He is also an alumnus of Talents Sarajevo 2017.
The co-founder, Emre Halisdemir (1987, Rize, Turkey), is a multifaceted filmmaker with a background in education, who has predominantly worked as an education manager, instructor trainer, project coordinator, assistant director, and actor. He holds the position of an education manager at a village school in Findikli, Rize, Turkey, where he focuses on practical education initiatives aimed at empowering village children in the fields of sustainable agriculture, local languages, and filmmaking. He is also an instructor trainer at the Laz Language Institute and a project coordinator at the Network of Laz and Circassian Civil Societies supported by the European Union.
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