FILMMAKING
Cloé Xhauflaire & Anthony Subietas in Where’s the Fire
La Passante (V. in the 15th)
V. works at night, analyzing audio recordings for a virtual assistant. She’s having trouble adjusting to her new life in Paris. She finds comfort in talking to Elias, whom she’s recently met on a dating site.
Directed by Guillaume Namur
Written by Guillaume Namur & Yonca Talu
Starring Yonca Talu, Fruzsina Nagy, Quentin Dolmaire, Anthony Moudir, Quentin Papapietro & Tom Evrard
Cinematography by Raimon Gaffier
Sound by Yannis Do Couto & Théo Cancelli
Produced by Quarttet Production
Official Selection, Festival Côté court de Pantin, 2024
Where’s the Fire
A frustrated single mother journeys down the rabbit hole of her sexual fantasy.
Written, Directed & Edited by Yonca Talu
Starring Cloé Xhauflaire, Anthony Subietas, Maria Del Mar & Caroline Mack
Cinematography by Dahlia Dennison & Eythan Maidhof
Production Design by Simon Schabert
Sound by Braulio Lin & Benjamin Lecuyer
Music by Erin Tomkins
Produced by Nicole Quintero, Suzie Léger, Ma Troggian & Yonca Talu
Finalist for Best Short, Nominated for Best Actress & Best Cinematography, Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival, 2021
Official Selection, Les Femmes Underground Film Festival, 2020
Best Short Film, Key West Film Festival, 2019
Best Production Design, First Run Film Festival, 2019
Official Selection, Cinematic Panic, 2019
Derya
Derya, a Turkish woman in New York, cares for Anne. Derya wants to go back to Istanbul, but she must support her family. Anne, on the other hand, awaits a daughter who will never come.
Written & Directed by Yonca Talu
Starring Selma Yılmaz & Nora Armani
Cinematography by Hamilton Yu
Edited by Yonca Talu & Alex Linzmeier
Produced by Nicole Quintero & Nate Glassman-Hughes
Official Selection, Princeton Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Istanbul International Short Film Festival, 2016
Short Film Corner, Cannes Film Festival, 2015
In Development
Lars von Trier: The Bad with the Good, a documentary feature co-written and co-directed by Yonca Talu and Guillaume Namur