E Blok, Daire 5
Documentary | 2025 | 12 min
Film By
Çağla Gillis
My Role
Camera (Austria)
International Title
Block E, No.5
Description
Çağla moves to Austria for university, facing the loneliness of a temporary dormitory, a liminal space that shapes her emotional journey. Meanwhile, her family in Istanbul struggles with the uncertainty and frustration of living in a rented apartment. Their home, demolished due to aggressive urban policies under the guise of earthquake risk prevention, remains incomplete for years. Through intimate yet online conversations, they share their longing for belonging, the weight of waiting, and the mundane tasks of daily life. In these cold, fractured spaces, time seems to blur, and memories echo as voices.
Filmfestivals, Screenings, Exhibitions, Conferences
2026
– IIPE Annual Conference, Iscte, University Institute of Lisbon & ICS, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal
– 6. Sinemada Film Festival, Kınalıada, Istanbul, Turkey
– Çukurova University Documentary Days, Adana, Turkey
– Sinepark Short Film Festival, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey
– 9th AFSAD International Short Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey
– International Labor Film Festival, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Turkey
– ifk Conference Possessed, Vienna, Austria
– Future is Short, Istanbul Modern Cinema, Istanbul, Turkey
– Izmir International Documentary Festival, Izmir, Turkey
– Vitrina, Brunnenpassage und Diagonale, Vienna, Austria
– Female Tracks, Programmkino, Wels, Austria
2025
– Beijing International Short Film Festival, Beijing, China – International Competition
– CinemaNext Tour, Linz, Austria
– Görültü, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
– Kurzfilmfestival Kufstein, Tirol, Austria
– TIFFOda, Tetovo, North Macedonia
– BestOFF, Linz, Austria
– Ayvalık International Film Festival, Balikesir, Turkey
– Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
– Çalı Köy Filmleri Festivali, Bursa, Turkey
– Visible Evidence XXXI Conference, Philadelphia, USA
– aCinema, Milwaukee, USA
– Gümüşlük Akademisi Film Çalışmaları, Muğla, Turkey
– Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days, Istanbul, Turkey
– Darağaç Film Festivali, İzmir, Turkey
– Improper Walls, Vienna, Austria
– Crossing Europe, Linz, Austria – Local Artist Competition
– West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, West Virginia, USA
– Hisar Kısa Film Seçkisi, Istanbul, Turkey
– Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film, Graz, Austria.
Prizes, Recognitions
– Best Short Documentary Film Award 2026, Film Critics Association (SIYAD), Istanbul, Turkey
– Lebenswelten Förderpreis 2025, Arbeiterkammer Salzburg, Austria
Credits
Director – Çağla Gillis
Director of Photography – Çağla Gillis
Camera – Çağla Gillis, Tolga Karaaslan, İrem Çakır
Editing – Çağla Gillis, Zeynep Demirhan
Sound – Andreea-Mandi Vladut, Sashe Urdovski
Graphic Design – Ellinor Brandenburg
Participants – Sadık Çalışkan, Alican Çalışkan, Sevingül Çalışkan, Gülay Doygun, Çağla Gillis
Links
Sonar Film – Online Streaming
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