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Yerçekimi

Gravity | Schwerkraft
Generation Kplus 2026
Together with her best friend Umut, Deniz is skiving off a sports lesson. In their secret hideout, a pool on a nearby hill, they play freely and sketch out their dream of going to space. When they return to school, the boys are playing football in the yard. Umut easily joins them but Deniz watches from the sidelines because she is not welcome in the game. Hurt, Deniz distances herself from Umut. Trying to find another place to belong, she attends a birthday party with the girls from her class, but once again feels out of place. Caught between different worlds, Deniz begins to turn inward. In this quiet moment of growing up, when she feels she cannot be herself in this world, a childhood dream comes true and takes on a different meaning.

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by Dalya Keleş (Director, Screenplay)
with Sudem Berin-Dinç, Mustafa Konak, İpek Çattım Turkey 2026 Turkish 16' Colour World premiere recommendation: 9 years and up

With

  • Sudem Berin-Dinç (Deniz)
  • Mustafa Konak (Umut)
  • İpek Çattım (Sena)

Crew

Director Dalya Keleş
Screenplay Dalya Keleş
Cinematography Jiyan Erincik
Editing Melike Kasaplar
Sound Design Cenker Kökten
Production Design Lal Yılmazoğlu
Costumes Selenay Tosun, Teksen Kumbasar
Make-Up Klara Gordon
Producer Didem Yayman
Co-Producer Ayşe Gümüşel

Produced by

DNM Film

Muğla, Turkey

World Sales

DNM Film

Muğla, Turkey

Photos

Dalya Keleş

The director (she/her) was born in Mersin, Turkey in 2001. Having been introduced to the theatre at an early age, she participated in various amateur productions. She has a bachelor’s degree in radio, television and cinema from Kadir Has University where she directed several short films. Her screenplay for the short Yerçekimi won Best Screenplay at the Luma Film Festival and an honorable mention at the Izmir Short Film Festival Film Lab. The project was also selected for Meetings on the Bridge and the Istanbul Film Station Lab.

Filmography

2026 Yerçekimi (Gravity); short film Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026