THE SHELL

KABUK

Fiction; Turkey, 2024; No Dialogue; Color; 16 minutes.

Leyla (28) is a young painter who has been subjected to male violence and has locked herself in her house for some time. The scars on her face are almost healed, but Leyla can’t recover from the trauma she has experienced and isolates herself from life. When she throws away her self-portrait that reminds her of her happier times and which she can no longer stand seeing, a series of unexpected events unfold. Leyla has to face her reality and make a choice.

Director: Sema Güler
Producer: Hamdi Keskin, Sema Güler
Screenplay: Sema Güler
Cinematographer: Mustafa Yeşilova
Editing: Ersen Mutlu, Sema Güler
Cast: Ece Bozkaya, Zuhal Gencer