2018 · Feature · 82 min
Dead Horse Nebula
Director Tarık Aktaş
Cast: Barış Mert Bilgi
A poetic debut following Hay, who as a child encounters a dead horse; years later a cut during the Feast of Sacrifice reawakens that memory and a meditation on life, matter and nature.
As a child, Hay finds a dead horse in an open field. Adults treat it as a carcass to remove; the image stays with him. In his twenties, while sacrificing a sheep for Eid, he cuts himself and the childhood memory returns. Sensing a bond with the animal, Hay starts noticing the unity between living beings and matter around his village.
Tarık Aktaş’s debut won Best Emerging Director at Locarno 2018 and first-feature awards in Ankara and Istanbul.
Awards & Festivals
- Locarno 2018 — Best Emerging Director
- Ankara FF — Best Debut Feature
- Istanbul FF — Seyfi Teoman Best Debut