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Barış Aygen

cinematographer

Barış Aygen

cinematographer

Barış Aygen (1988, Istanbul) is a cinematographer. He graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University, Film & Television. He participated in Sarajevo Talents (2019). Until now he did 7 feature films as a cinematographer, inc. Eden (2018, Premiered in Warsaw Film Festival) and Belonging (2019, Premiered in Berlinale Forum). He is still working on shorts films, documentaries and commercial works.

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Penny Bank / Kumbara, 2020, 94’, Turkish, Turkey & Canada

A middle-class accountant and family man, Orhan is under heavy debt when his friend for whom he had been a guarantor abandons him. Orhan’s mother has been in a coma for a while. As Orhan tries to get out of this difficult situation, he moves away from his family and loved ones and becomes alienated.

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Bosphorus Film Festival | Istanbul International Film Festival | Malatya International Film Festival

Winner: Behlül Dal Special Jury Award / Antalya Golden Orange Festival (2020) | Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Feature Film / Bosphorus Film Festival (2020)

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Belonging / Aidiyet, 2019, 73’, Turkish, Turkey & Canada

Aidiyet is a contemporary thriller that maps out a criminal case, though it’s the very opposite of a genre film. In a voice-over delivered in the sober tone of a confession, a man reconstructs the murder of his future mother-in-law. Acting on the wishes of her daughter, his lover, he hired a contract killer to murder her because she opposed their relationship.

Adana Film Festival | Bosphorus Film Festival | Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival | Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival | Kayseri Film Festival | Malatya International Film Festival | Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) | Open City Docs Fest | Sakhalin International Film Festival | São Paulo International Film Festival | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Transilvania International Film Festival

Winner: Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay / Bosphorus Film Festival | Emerging International Filmmaker Award / Open City Docs Fest

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Eden / Aden, 2018, 97’, Turkish, Turkey & Germany

Marba and Aras are a husband and wife who had to leave their homeland because of conflicts. They cross deserts and mountains on foot, almost starving, hoping to be able to start a new life somewhere. When their endurance is at an end, they see a house in the middle of nowhere.

Istanbul International Film Festival | Warsaw International Film Festival | Adana Film Festival | Nuremberg Film Festival “Turkey-Germany”

Winner: Best Actress, Best Art Direction / Adana Film Festival | Special Mention / Istanbul International Film Festival | Audience Award / Nuremberg Film Festival “Turkey-Germany”