Screening Room:
Blue
Birbirimize / To Each Other
After an intimate encounter with her crush, 18 year old university student Güneş begins to question where her consent truly began and ended. In the process, her bond with her best friend starts to fracture.
Statement
To Each Other (Birbirimize) is a short film that explores the invisible violations of consent in young women’s lives and how these experiences quietly seep into everyday reality. Set against the backdrop of a patriarchal society like Turkey, it questions how blurred boundaries are often normalized without being recognized. Rather than focusing on victimhood, the film follows young women as they navigate the process of rediscovering themselves and their own boundaries. It suggests that even in the most fragile moments, solidarity becomes a language of survival, and that finding oneself is often possible through holding on to each other. Applying to the Social Impact section is meaningful to me because I aim not only to tell a story, but to open a discussion around the invisible emotional labor carried by women and their right to agency. Drawing from both personal and surrounding experiences, I hope to create a space where viewers can empathize with these uncertainties and recognize that consent is shaped not only on an individual level but also by the social structures surrounding it.

Cast and Crew
Written and Directed by Sevgi Şanlı, CAST: Irmak Ünal , Kaan Mirac Sezen , Sinem Bilir , Produced by Resmiye Emir, Sevgi Şanlı, Melisa Kenanoğlu, Director of Photography : Tunç Eser Alıcı , Edited by : Sarp Uzunoğlu , 1st Assistant Director : Hasan Ege Çalışkan , Production Designer : Alperen Soydan , Costume Designer : Derin Seles