FINALIST November 18 - December 3, 2023 Streamed Online CLICK HERE TO WATCH CLOTHESLINE Çamaşır İpi Short / 4 min. / 2022 DIRECTOR Hüseyin Urçuk SCREENWRITER / PRODUCER Hüseyin Urçuk CINEMATOGRAPHER Can Paçacıoğlu EDITORS Hüseyin Urçuk, Can Paçacıoğlu In this experimental short film, items hanging on a clothesline represent the challenges and monotony women face when unable to pursue career and educational goals within an oppressive patriarchal society. Selected Festivals and Awards Sabancı Foundation Short Film Competition (2023): Third Prize Rotary International Short Film Festival (2023) Hüseyin URÇUK Hüseyin Urçuk was born in Akhisar district of Manisa in 1983. He took part in many festivals in Turkey and abroad with his experimental short film project Entropy and was deemed worthy of awards. In 2018, he won awards from many festivals with his short film script named Barkode. In 2019, he took part as an actor in the fictional short film Dragon that he wrote. In 2020, he completed his undergraduate education at Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. His recent filmography includes Isolation (doc., 2021), Clothesline (short, 2022), Sewing Machine (short, 2023).