Cracked Poster

Cracked

dir. by Mahmut Taş, Turkey
runtime: 5 min
A little girl lives in a village with her mother where water sources are dwindling by day. Drought effects her imagination, even her doodles and drawings. Not only people but the nature struggles with the unrelenting aridness. This little girl though, never loses hope. She tries to do as best she can, sacrificing from herself for her beloved nature.

Cast

  • AZRA TAŞ
  • NURTEN ŞAHİN

Credits

Directors
MAHMUT TAŞ
Screenwriters
MAHMUT TAŞ
Producers
MAHMUT TAŞ
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot
Mykonos Biennale 2015 - Film Festival -  Cracked - screen shot

Screenings

  • NAFCo Film Festival pennsylvania February 28
  • 2021 Winner- Judge's Award Drama International Kolkata Short Film Festival kolkata January 18
  • 2021 offical selection International Kolkata Short Film Festival kolkata January 18
  • 2021 nominated for best psa Festival del Cinema di Cefalù palermo SEMİ-FİNALİST Al Thaqalayn Film Festivali ar January 29
  • 2021 offical selection Foresight Festival No5 berlin March 18
  • 2021 offical selection
  • finalist Germany Anatolian Short Film Festivali istanbul April 6
  • 2021 türkiye Finalist İstanbul Film Awards istanbul April 7
  • 2021 winner best cinematograpyh short film
  • winner best nature short film First Time FilmMaker Sessions March 20
  • 2021 Official Selection Natural History Filmmaking Festival pensylvania April 24
  • 2021 winner - Best Narrative Short United States Fillum İnternational Storical&Short Film Festival boston official selection United States The Lift-off Sessions offical selection international youth film festival "light to the world" moscow selected Russian Federation Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (GUKIFF) SEOUL July 7
  • 2021 KOREA OFFICIAL SELECTION Korea
  • Democratic People's Republic of GBFF Virtual Experience WI OFFİCİAL SELECTİON United States Happy future scripts film festival "Let There Be Goodness!" KİEV UKRAİNE Semi-Finalist Ukraine Renewables.Tv film awards berlin June 25
  • 2021 WINNER-FİRST PRİZE Germany Good Natured: A Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival Good Natured: A Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival OXFORD October 29
  • 2021 United Kingdom premiere Official Selection United Kingdom The paus Premieres Festival August 4
  • 2021 Official Selection United Kingdom International Spot Shot Films Festival beirut lebanon premiere quarter finalist Lebanon WİLDLİFE FİLM FESTİVAL rotterdam September 25
  • 2021 Netherlands premiere Official Selection Netherlands On The Rocks September 13
  • 2021 FINALIST Italy 7th Siding Festival of Film creston November 12
  • 2021 Canada Premiere Official Selection Canada 3rd NCIFF kathmandu December 1
  • 2021 Nepal Premiere Nominee of best film Nepal Ipiales Cine Sin Fronteras September 21
  • 2021 Colombia premiere Official Selection Colombia CFF CASELLE FILM FESTIVAL salerno August 5
  • 2021 Official Selection Italy Venice Architecture Film Festival SELECTED Italy National Short Film Festival OFFİCİAL SELECTİON United Kingdom 1.Aizanoi Short Film Festival Kütahya August 20
  • 2021 WINNER - HONORABLE MENTİON Turkey 9th Wasteland Film Festival CALIFORNIA September 24
  • 2021 FINALIST United States Anatolia International Film Festival İSTANBUL September 9
  • 2021 FINALIST Turkey Noble International Film Festival And Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION India 12th Eho Mountain Film Festival skopje September 16
  • 2021 OFFICIAL SELECTION Macedonia
  • the former Yugoslav Republic of streetside cinema WİNSTON OFFICIAL SELECTION United States 14th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest KUALA LUMPUR OFFICIAL SELECTION Malaysia Open children and youth film festival Kinovertikal SARATOV October 4
  • 2021 RUSSİA PREMİERE OFFICIAL SELECTION Russian Federation 13th Tashkent İnternational Film Festival tashkent October 1
  • 2021 uzbekistan premiere Best Ecology Film Uzbekistan 4.Siirt Short Film Festivali Siirt October 7
  • 2021 Siirt FINALIST Turkey 4th MultiCultural Film Festival toronto OFFICIAL SELECTION Canada 2nd The stone flower youth film festival November 25
  • 2021 WINNER Russian Federation Bright Future İndependent Film festival sweden premiere WINNER - FIRST PRİZE Sweden 2nd uneARTh Art Festival December 3
  • 2021 Official Selection United States World Food Forum Film festival roma Finalist Italy Anatolian Short Film festival İSTANBUL Finalist Turkey Umano international short film fest Official Selection Canada 30th Kids First Film festival Official Selection United States 9th Festiverd Venezuela December 5
  • 2021 venezuela premiere Official Selection Venezuela
  • Bolivarian Republic of 20th Wild and Scenic Official Selection United States Green Mountain İnternational Film festival Award Nominee United States 5th FIIN film festival Official Selection Portugal 10th Movie Valley film festival Official Selection Italy Alumbra. Festival de cortometrajes "Ciudad de Hellín" Official Selection Spain CINECO FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y ECOLOGÍA Official Selection Spain International Science Film Festival of India Official Selection India 18-55 Cine En Corto mexico premiere Official Selection Mexico 12th Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival Official Selection 16th Colorado Environmental Film Festival Official Selection United States British Columbia Environmental Film Festival Official Selection Canada POPtober Fest Official Selection United States KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival romania premiere Official Selection Romania Climate Change Streaming Service festival Official Selection African Women Mobile International Film Festival African Women Mobile International Film Festival Official Selection 10th Hak-İş Short Film Festival ankara December 10
  • 2021 WINNER Turkey 13th Cinema Verde Enviromental and Arts Film Festival florida February 18
  • 2022 WINNER- Water Award United States Geneva Downtown Film Festival new york February 17
  • 2022 WINNER- Honorable Mention United States 7th Flick experimental film festival semi finalist United States 8th IFEFA-International film & Entertainment festival quarter finalist Australia 13th Festival RNAB quarter finalist Brazil 19th The Accolade Global Film Competition Official Selection United States 17th Children's Film Festival Seattle seattlle Official Selection United States 16th Colorado Environmental Film Festival colarado Official Selection United States 16th Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival los angeles Official Selection United States 14th ROFİFE Uluslararası Film festivali bolu Official Selection Turkey 13th Providence Children's Film Festival providence Official Selection United States 12th Eko International Film Festival Official Selection Nigeria 5th Branson International Film Festival Official Selection United States 5th Babul Eco Film Festival Official Selection India Wild and Working Lands Film Festival May 5
  • 2022 Official Selection United States The Exploring Risk Film Festival May 4
  • 2022 Official Selection United Kingdom 7th Global Short Film Awards Official Selection United States 2nd The Bardolino Film Festival June 15
  • 2022 Official Selection Italy Ciak Napoli Festivali June 10
  • 2022 Official Selection Italy Tonnau Short Film Festival May 6
  • 2022 Official Selection United Kingdom The Independent Video Film Festival Official Selection Greece SATX Cinema Showdown Official Selection United States 3rd Nenagh Children's Film Festival Official Selection Ireland 27th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival Official Selection United States 20th Radio City International Short Film Festival Official Selection Spain 2nd UNIFIED FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL Official Selection Germany The Dare to Struggle Film Festival Official Selection Australia 5th One Earth Awards Official Selection India 8th Smile International film festival for children & youth Official Selection India 4th El Festival de Cine Amazonía del Plata Official Selection Argentina 20th Guaíba/National and International Short and Feature Film Festival Official Selection Brazil KIDS International Family Film Festival WINNER-BEST SHORT FİLM United States 8th 39 Rooms Film Festival Official Selection United States

Directors Statement

One of the biggest problems of our age is climate change and drought. And it's getting worse day by day. According to scientists, future generations will experience much worse days than today. But it's still not too late. We can do something right now and leave a beautiful world for future generations.
With these thoughts in mind, I wrote my story in the movie "Cracked". My aim is to explain that everything is not over in the world that is getting worse and we have to struggle, and I tried to raise awareness.
Through the eyes of a little girl, I tried to remind her of hope, of struggle, of doing our best.
I hope we can raise awareness in people and save our world before it is destroyed.

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