"A story about artistic swimmers, shared dreams, their struggle and their friendship."
DUET
2022 / '72 / Turkish & English
Directed by İdil Akkuş & Ekin İlkbağ
Produced by Ali Bilgin, PABLO FILM
Mısra and Defne are two close friends and duet partners who met each other through synchronized swimming. After failing to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, they set a shared goal, the 2020 Olympics. While struggling to make this dream happen, they try to cope with numerous problems such as the poorly run federation and the Covid-19 pandemic. Fighting for success in a suppressive country as women, the duet partners to give a hard decision wheater to keep the figth or to find new paths in life.
Turkey, Pablo Film
Screenings & Nominations
Special Jury Prize - 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2022
Special Mention - 42nd IKSV Istanbul Film Festival 2023
JVDK New Talent Award & Best Editing - 16th Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days 2023
National "Camera Eye" Best Documentary Film - 7th International Women Filmmakers Festival 2024
59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey, 2022/ National Documentary Film Competition, Best Documentary Film Nominee
10th Ireland IndieCork Film Festival, Ireland, 2022/ International Documentary Film Competition, Best Documentary Film Nominee
6th MujerDoc Documentary Film Festival on Gender, Spain, 2023/ Best Feature Film Nominee & Best Female Director Nominee
55th SİYAD Turkish Cinema Awards, 2023/ Best Feature Documentary Nominee
42nd IKSV Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey, 2023/ National Documentary Film Competition, Best Documentary Film Nominee
16th Documentarist İstanbul Documentary Days, Turkey, 2023/ "Turkey Panaroma" Section: Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Director of Photography Nominee and JCDK New Talent Nominee
26th Flying Broom Women Films Festival, Turkey, 2023/ “Different Colors” Section, FIPRESCI Jury Award Nominee
3rd İzmir International Film and Music Festival, Turkey, 2023, “The Rythm of Life” National Documentary Selection
7th Cinema D’idea Women International Film Festival, Italy, 2023/ Best Documentary Film Nominee
AYUFF Ayvalık International Film Festivali 2023 - Offical Selection
35th Girona Film Festival - Official Selection
2nd TFFB - Türkisches Film Festival Berlin - Official Selection
7th International Women Filmmakers Festival 2024- "National Camera Eye" Best Documentary Nominee
21st Festival du Cinéma de Turquie à Paris 2024
35th Munich Turkish Film Days 2024
Directed by Ekin İlkbağ & İdil Akkuş
Produced by Ali Bilgin, PABLO FILM
Co - Produced by Ekin İlkbağ & İdil Akkuş
Executive Producer Uğur Şahin
Original Music by Davut Özdemir
D.O.P Ekin İlkbağ & İdil Akkuş
Editing by İdil Akkuş
Sound Design by Cenker Kökten