Pembe & Eflatun
Alix Bortoli, Dal Park (Minem Sezgin de Boer)
2025, The Netherlands, 7’04’’
A sand animated short film, exploring the aftermath of war in a world plagued by severe drought and limited food resources. It follows the innkeeper couple, Pembe and Eflatun, opening their doors to a group of stranded refugee women and children.
Kratki film v tehniki peščene animacije, ki raziskuje posledice vojne v svetu, ki ga pestita huda suša in pomanjkanje hrane. Zgodba spremlja gostilniški par, Pembe in Eflatun, ki svoja vrata odpreta skupini begunk in otrok, ki so se znašli v brezizhodnem položaju.
Language: Turkish
Technique: Loose materials animation (sand, coffee, salt, etc.)
Recommended for children under 14 years of age: No
Team
Script: Minem Sezgin de Boer, Hande Ortaç (adaptation)
Animation: Yujie Xu (sand animation), Dal Park (line animation)
Music: Beril Sarıaltun
Co-producer, Voice acting (Pembe): Hande Ortaç
Art Director: Dilruba Tayfun
Sound Design: Beril Sarıaltun
Voice Acting (Eflatun): Özge Özel
Voice Acting (Kehribar): Senan Kara
Voice Acting (Narrator): Nezahet Erden
Voice Acting (Yeşil): Aysel Yıldırım
Voice Acting (Traveller Woman): Duygu Dalyanoğlu
Production and Distribution: Minem Sezgin de Boer (www.minemsezgin5.wordpress.com, www.instagram.com/sezgindbminem)
Alix Bortoli
is a Paris-based director and fine artist. After studying at Central Saint Martins School and the Royal College of Art in London, she developed her art through fashion and animation films. In 2018, she directed a short film entitled "Mediterranea”, all made out of wood by engraving each frame. The Musée Georges Pompidou offered her the opportunity to join their permanent collection as an emerging talent. In 2020, her film "Night Cab" won the British Vogue X YouTube Future Visionaries award, the Premier Plan prize at the Angers Film Festival, and the Vimeo Staff Pick, and was shown at Yale University to film students. As a director and artist, she worked with brands such as Byredo, Courrège, Nike, Adidas, Hermes, and magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Lampoon, Cap 74024, and Another Magazine. In 2022, she won the New Wave Fashion Awards. Film and fine art: her artistic DNA offers a unique 360-degree experience. From concept to post-production, including live action, animation, and installations. Her work always begins with deep research into materials and techniques that align with the brand’s identity. She experiments with materials like wood, clay, textiles, and paper to create unique storytelling landscapes.
Dal Park
is an internationally known Berlin-based animation director and illustrator. She studied communication design at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. During an internship as a production assistant, she became fascinated by the narrative possibilities of animation. In 2018, she graduated from the Royal College of Art. Her RCA films have been highly accoladed and screened at festivals across the world, including Tricky Women/ Tricky Realities, Encounters Film Festival, Bit Bang Festival, Animafest Zagreb, Moderna Museet Malmö, etc. Her work uses humour and odd characters to make sense of everyday life.
Find more: www.instagram.com/alixbortoli, www.instagram.com/dal____park/
