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international short film competition

Above the Ground

Simay Başık

Turkey · 10'

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Synopsis

Two strangers leave a club to look for a place to pee. A childhood game echoes through the streets. While deciding who will be "it," they realize the game has already begun, long enough to forget why they went out in the first place.

Details

Direction
Simay Başık
Country
Turkey
Runtime
10'

Direction

  • Portrait of the director of Above the Ground

Simay Başık

Simay Başık is an artist and filmmaker based in Hamburg, with a background in sociology and anthropology. Her practice is attuned to the subtle choreographies of everyday life and traces forms of intimacy across different realms through film and installation. She is part of Chills and Quills, an art collective rooted in poetry, publishing and gatherings.

São Paulo International Film Festival

16—27 SEP 2026

Admission is free to all screenings.

Support and partners

  • Centro Cultural São Paulo
  • Prefeitura de São Paulo — SP Cidade de Todas as Artes
  • 200 Anos de Amizade Brasil–Países Baixos
  • Reino dos Países Baixos
  • Acción Cultural Española — PICE
  • Spcine
  • EYE Filmmuseum
  • Instituto Cervantes
  • AIC — Academia Internacional de Cinema
  • Cinecolor Brasil

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