Netherlands Fim Festival
Student Competition 2023
NFF EY Talent Award Winner

"Two children from the Turkish countryside come up with an imaginary game of racing over a carpet, that leads them to an impasse with high stakes."


The story is about a boy called Zeze (8), paying a peculiar visit to his friend Mercedes (8).
Hesitant to explain the reason behind his short visit,
Mercedes challenges Zeze to a race over the carpet on the condition that he needs to stay if he loses and she needs to listen to his reasons if he wins. During the game,
they race together with their imaginary friends through life-threatening obstacles until Mercedes finds out about the bitter truth behind her friend's visit.


Director: Başak Kırıcı
Art Director: Ming Mei-Ting Stotijn
Composer: Efthymios Stavropoulos
Lead Animators: LokThong Siu / Corina Bojan / Teodora Simon