Those Who Whistle After Dark
Date:
January 12, 2023
Those Who Whistle After Dark
Those Who Whistle After Dark
by Pinar Yorgancioglu
İndiBindi Film, Gece Kuşu, İkinci Yeni, Rosa Film | Turkey
Portokal Films | Bulgaria
Marlene Film, Riva Filmproduktion | Germany
Fiction | 1st feature
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Logline
A supernatural encounter burdens the recently retired Mr. Melih with an existential awakening. Soon he, his wife, and their daughter are all haunted by the ghosts of lost opportunities, abandoned dreams, and alternate possibilities…
Synopsis
THOSE WHO WHISTLE AFTER DARK is an absurdist tale with dark humor, which follows the members of a dysfunctional family. MR. MELI[H (64), the retiring manager of the Natural History Museum, clumsily tries to adapt to civilian life. After a supernatural encounter, his innocent middle age depression spirals into a major existential crisis. He seeks solace from his family, but they are busy with their own crises. His wife SUZAN (59), an ambitious nurse that is stuck in a life she’s disappointed with, has fallen victim to a scam she cannot tell to anyone. In the meantime, their video-game addict daughter TOPRAK (30), an unemployed aspiring writer, plots a doomed escape to the U.S. to run away from an increasingly bleak future. With Melih searching for the meaning of his life, Suzan secretly trying to dind a way out, and Toprak going nowhere fast; soon they are all haunted by the ghosts of the past — literally… This is the story of three lost souls who are mourning their dreams and searching for themselves while trying not to lose one another.
Director’s Profile
PINAR YORGANCIOGLU holds a masters degree in dilm directing from Columbia University. Her short dilm “Mrs. Nebile’s Wormhole” (2016), shot in Germany with the Baden-Wü rttemberg dilm fund, premiered at the Warsaw Film Festival and got awards at the likes of !f and IKSV Istanbul FF. Her previous short “Prayers at Dawn” (2014) screened at festivals worldwide including Palm Springs dilm festival and was nominated for the grand prize at Xining FF. Together with Gregorio Mircea Franchetti, they created the web-series “The Art of Hospitality”, and sold the rights to Warner Music Group and Eko Studio. She is an alumna of Biennale College Cinema, of Sarajevo Talents, and of !f Istanbul Screenwriters Lab. Her side hustle is editing, where her main editing credits include Sundance winner short “Green” and Esme Madra’s “The Stormers” which received a Best Editing award at Kaş Film Festival. Her assistant editor credits include “Love After Love” directed by Russ Harbaugh, starring Andie Macdowell and Chris O’Dowd.
Company Profile
After 18 years of experience in different levels of production Dilde Mahalli founded her own company Rosa Film in 2021. Born in 1984 in Istanbul, She worked in production of the dilms “The Impeccables” (2012- Busan, Antalya FF) by Ramin Matin, “Something Useful” (2019- Tallinn, Seattle FF) and “Queen Lear” (2019-Sarajevo, Goteborg, Big Sky FF) by Pelin Esmer, “Chronology” (2019-Busan, Warsaw, Santa Barbara FF) by Ali Aydın and “Kouldelka: Crossing the Same River” (2022,Jihlava, Istanbul FF) documentary by Coşkun Aşar. Currently she completed Emine Yıldırım’s debut dilm “Apollon by Day, Athena by Night” (2024-Tokyo FF), Pelin Esmer’s new diction feature “And The Rest Will Follow” (2025- Rotterdam) and Pınar Yorgancıoğ lu’s debut dilm “Those Who Whistle After Dark”.