Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

SHORT MATTERS

The Translator

Çevirmen

Turkey, United Kingdom
2014 — 23' / Color

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Synopsis

Yusuf, a Syrian refugee boy who lives in an exile in a remote Turkish border town is chosen for his newfound power but he has to experience how to use it, at the cost of his innocence.

Director Biography

Born in 1984 in Turkey, Emre Kayi? is an Istanbul-based director and screenwriter. During his studies at the law department of Ankara University, he decided to become a filmmaker after watching BICYCLE THIEVES. Then he moved to London and graduated from the London Film School in 2014 with his final project THE TRANSLATOR. He aims to tell human stories that have a social relevance. Currently he is developing his first feature film titled LEOPARD.

Director

Emre Kayiş

Producer

Oytun Kal

Cinematographer

Nick Cooke

Editor

Ricardo Saraiva

Sound

Raoul Brand

Contact

The London Film School
Ginnete Harold
24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB, UK
+44 207 836 96 42
[email protected]