ISHAQ
SHORT FICTION
FILM DESCRIPTION
Germany/ KRG Iraq | 19' | 2025 | short fiction
Logline:
In the midst of Iraqi Kurdistan: A grandmother struggles with an impossible choice for her grandson.
Synopsis:
After losing her daughter to ISIS, Silvi travels to Iraqi Kurdistan to meet her grandson Ishaq. Confronted with cultural barriers and their shared trauma, she struggles to connect with him. But her effort to gain his trust is part of a dubious plan, forcing her into a consequential decision.
Writer, Director, Producer: Tuna Kaptan
Cast: Bettina Hoppe, Danial Kamal, Mahabad Ibrahim, Anna Sophie Schindler, Adil Abdurehman
DOP: Semih Yıldız
Editors: Beatrice Babin (BFS), Toro Lucian Hirsch (BFS)
Music: Chiara Strickland
Sound Recordist: Hiwa Shew
Sound Design: Nils Gradlowsky
Sound Mix: Freddy Thomsen
Line Producer: Serhat Keser
Costume & Make up: Yasmeen Waleed
Casting: Anna Sophie Schindler
Production Design: Hashim Shaji
VFX & Graphic Design: Maiki Picaguá, Patrick Widmer
Production Manager: Adil Abdurehman
Set Manager: Shirzad Abdullah
1. AD: Saman Mustefa
2. AD: Ravand Zaid
Continuity & Location Scout: Asmaa Salih
Focus Puller: Rekawt Noori
Gaffer: Ayoob Jaff
Camera Assistant: Mahmut Khurshid
Child Casting: Mohammed Khalil
Co-Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk
In Collaboration With: Mîtos Film, Storyline
Funded By: German Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM)
Status: In Festival Distribution
Release: 2025
Technical Data: Fiction, 19:48 min, 4 K, 5.1 Dolby SRD
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