Sevgi Hirschhäuser
Director, Writer, Editor
2020
TOPRAK
DRAMA,105 MINS.
43 International Award Winning
First Feature Film
TOPRAK
Since the death of his parents, the teenage Burak lives with his uncle Cemil and grandmother in a remote Turkish village town.
They try to make a living by selling fruits but while the religious Cemil is satisfied to live his life in poverty, Burak struggles to leave for the city and going to university.
When the grandmother gets sick, both have to make tough decisions that will change their lives.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS 2020
54th Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2020, Germany
German Premiere
WINNER
Gold Preise
48th Athens International Film & Video Festival 2021, Ohio,USA
WINNER
Best Feature Film
44th SAO PAULO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Mostra Internacional de Cinema, Brazil
Brazil Premiere
39th Rhode Island International Film Festival-RIIFF 2021,UK
Official Selection
39th OULU INT'L CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
Finland
Finland Premiere
29th Arizona International Film Festival 2020 Arizona, USA
WINNER
Best Foreign Feature
29th Woods Hole Film Festival 2020 Woods Hole,USA
WINNER
Best Cinematography
Best Emerging Filmmaker
Best Drama Feature
Best Actor
29th Chichester International Film Festival 2021, UK
Official Selection
20th Kansas International Film Festival, Kansas City, USA
Official Selection
19th Baikal International Film Festival
"PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT"2020, Russia
Russia Premiere
18th Ischia Film Festival 2020 Ischia, Italy
Italien Premiere
***
WINNER
Best Cinematography
18th Oakland International Film Festival,Oakland, USA
Official Selection
17th Vail Film Festival 2020, Colorado, USA
World Premiere
16th Harlem International Film Festival 2021,NY,USA
Official Selection
15th Annual Central Florida Film Festival, Florida, USA
Official Selection
15th Cyprus International Film Festival, Cyrus
WINNER
Best Director
14th The Buffalo International Film Festival, NY, USA
WINNER
Gold Bison - Best Narrative Feature
14th Lone Star International Film Festival,Texas USA
WINNER
Best Of The Fest
12th PriFest Prishtina International Film Festival, Kosovo
Kosovo Premiere
12th FUSION
SOUTH EUROPE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL 2020, Spain
Official Selection
12th The Lahore International Children's Film Festival 2020, Pakistan
Pakistan Premiere
11th Eastern Oregon Film Festival, Oregon, USA
Official Selection
11th Interrobang Film Festival, USA
Official Selection
11th Catalina Film Festival, LA,USA
Official Selection
10th Oceanside International Film Festival, USA
WINNER
Best Feature Film
Best Actor
10th Weyauwega International Film Festival, Wisconsin,
United States
WINNER
Honorable Mention: Best Feature Film
9th Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain
WINNER
Best Feature Film
8th WOFF World of Film International Festival, UK
WINNER
Honorable Mention: Best Feature Film
(Semi-Finalist)
7th Balkan Panorama Film Festival, Turkey
Turkey Premiere
7th Barnes Film Festival,UK
Official Selection
(Finalist)
6th Peak City International Film Festival, USA
WINNER
Best Directing Feature Foreign
Best Feature Foreign Language
6th Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival, Las Vegas, USA
WINNER
Best Drama Feature Film
6th Montelupo Fiorentino International Film Festival,
Toscana, Italy
WINNER
Best Feature Film
6th SIFW - Sierra International Film Festival
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
WINNER
Best Feature Film
6th Imagine This Women's International Film Festival (ITWIFF) - Brooklyn, NY, USA
WINNER
Best Feature Film
6th Twister Alley International Film Festival 2021,USA
Official Selection
6th Footcandle Film Festival, USA
Official Selection
5th Sherman Oaks Film Festival Best Narrative Feature, USA
WINNER
Best Cinematography
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
5th Monmouth Film Festival, USA, New Jersey, USA
Official Selection
5th Fisheye Film Festival,UK
Official Selection
4th International Film Festival of Ahmednagar, India
WINNER
Best Music
Best Cinematography
4th Swindon Independent Film Festival 2020 Swindon, UK
Official Selection
(Finalist)
4th Miami Independent Film Festival 2020 Miami, USA
WINNER
Best Feature Film
4th Virgin Springs Cinefest 2020
WINNER
Best Debut Filmmaker
4th The North Bellarine Film Festival, Victoria, Australia
Official Selection
4th High Peak Independent Film Festival, England
Official Selection
4th Almaty Indie Film Festival, Almaty, Kazakhstan
WINNER
Best Feature Film
3th Twin Tiers International Film Festival, Endicott, New York
Official Selection
3th Moody Crab Film Festival
WINNER
Best Feature Film
3th RAGG Venezia Film Festival, Italy
WINNER
Best Actor
2th Wallachia International Film Festival, Romania
WINNER
Special Jury Mention
2th Lake Travis Film Festival, Texas, USA
WINNER
Best Feature Film
2th Edera Film Festival 2021, Italy
WINNER
Special Jury Mention
2th RAGFF - The Retro Avant Garde Film Festival 2021, Cairo & Venezia
WINNER
Best Actor
Best Feature Film
1st Garden Route International Film Festival, Western Cape, South Africa
Official Selection
1st Tamil Nadu International Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India
WINNER
Best Director
Florence Film Awards 2020, Florance, Italy
WINNER
Best Cinematography
Rocky Mountain International Film Festival 2020, USA
WINNER
Best International Feature Film
Kadoma International Film Festival 2020, Japan
WINNER
Honorable Mention
Mile High Film Awards
WINNER
Best International Feature Film