The Awareness of Dreaming
Turkey / Fiction / 19' / 4K / Color / 2024
Veysel has never slept in his life. He hides this situation from everyone. He works at a luxury hotel to spend his free time at night. One night, one of the customers staying at the hotel notices Veysel's situation, and a conversation begins between them.
Director: Baturay Tunçat
Script: Baturay Tunçat, Mustafa Kemal Turhan
Director of Photography: Turgay Şafak
Producer: Baturay Tunçat, Mustafa Kemal Turhan
Music: In Gowan Ring - The Wind that Cracks the Leaves, Enes Taylan
Editing: Baturay Tunçat
Sound: Yağızcan Balta
Cast: Mustafa Kırantepe, Pınar Güntürkün, Emirhan Altunkaya
Biography
Baturay Tunçat, born in 2001, is a final-year student at Galatasaray University’s Faculty of Communication and resides in Istanbul. While completing his high school education at Sakarya Anadolu High School, he and his team founded the Özgür Kuş Cinema Club in their first year, actively engaging in film projects. At the same time, together with his team, he directed the short films "Iztırar" (2019), "Fizan" (2020), and "Sunshine" (2021), winning various awards in national and international competitions. Baturay currently works as a videographer at Gauss Creative in the advertising and digital media sector.
Filmography
The Awareness of Dreaming (2024)
Sunshine (2021)
Fizan (2020)
Iztırar (2020)
Right (2019)
In My Opinion (2019)
A Piece of Paper in Life (2018)
Festivals Attended
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Bosphorus Film Festival
Awards
Sunshine
Young Talents, Best Film Award - 18th Akbank Short Film Festival
Best Animation - SEE Film Festival
Iztırar
Jury Prize - Golden Bull Film Festival
Best Film - Seyfi Teoman Short Film Competition