The Choice
TITLE
The Choice
DIRECTOR
Bahri Baykal
COUNTRY
Turkey
YEAR
2022
DURATION
12′
GENRE
Fiction
The Choice
Atay, who is in his fifties, auditions for the role of a hitman, while many other young candidates audition for the same part. Although Atay puts on a very professional performance, he can't impress anyone. A much younger candidate with a poorly exaggerated performance gets the part. When Atay learns of his rejection, he must make a choice, one possibility being he replaces his gun’s blank magazine with a magazine full of real bullets.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Bahri Baykal
He was born in 1982 in Izmir, Turkey. He has an undergraduate degree from WP Carey School of Business in Arizona State University. He received his MBA from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. He also attended Ege University in Turkey for his second graduate degree majoring in Radio, TV and Film. After living and working in different countries, he quit his 'white collar' business life in 2017, focusing on his childhood dream: movies. He completed his first short film, a thriller named Efsun in the summer of 2019. Efsun received several awards and screenings internationally. His first novel was published in 2021. And his second short film project, 'The Choice' was awarded with a production grant by Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Directorate of Cinema Office. He finished his second short film 'The Choice' in May 2022. Bahri is currently living in Izmir, Turkey and working on his first feature film project.
- Director Bahri Baykal
- Screenplay Bahri Baykal
- Cinematography Ziya Kasapoglu
- Editing Korkut Yildiz
- Cast Ibrahim Selim, Gurur Cicekoglu, Didem Topcuoglu, Ubeydullah Gül
- Producer/s Bahri Baykal, Kerem Bürsin, Kemal Comelek
- Production Company Braveborn
- Distributor/s
- Project Title The Choice
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date July 21, 2022
- Country of origin Turkey
- Country of filming Turkey
- Language Turkish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Bahri Baykal
He was born in 1982 in Izmir, Turkey. He has an undergraduate degree from WP Carey School of Business in Arizona State University. He received his MBA from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. He also attended Ege University in Turkey for his second graduate degree majoring in Radio, TV and Film. After living and working in different countries, he quit his 'white collar' business life in 2017, focusing on his childhood dream: movies. He completed his first short film, a thriller named Efsun in the summer of 2019. Efsun received several awards and screenings internationally. His first novel was published in 2021. And his second short film project, 'The Choice' was awarded with a production grant by Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Directorate of Cinema Office. He finished his second short film 'The Choice' in May 2022. Bahri is currently living in Izmir, Turkey and working on his first feature film project.
Tirana International Film Festival
Balkan Short Film Competition, 2022
