Checkmate (Short Film)

Independent Films, Drama

This is Navarro's second short film, created in 2010 for his University Degree Program.

Jan learns that staying in an asylum can make anyone crazy. He challenges his evaluator to a game of chess to prove that he should be released. The stakes could not be higher in this tense battle of wills. Written, edited, and directed by Navarro Aydemir. Principal cast: Gergo Danka, Shakyra Dowling, Daniel Wiltshire, Sibel Unver, Alex Murphy, and Adam Cunningham.

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Directors:

• Navarro Aydemir

Producers:

• Sarai Carson

Actors:

• Gergo Danka, Shakyra Dowling, Daniel Wiltshire, Sibel Unver, Alex Murphy, and Adam Cunningham.

Film Festivals:

The film has won/nominated/screened at the various festivals:

Watersprite Cambridge International Student Film Festival
- WINNER Best Direction

Malta International TV Short Film Festival 2011
- WINNER Foreign Jury Award

International Short Film Festival of India
16th London Turkish Film Festival
Portobello Film Festival 2010
Walthamstow International Film Festival
Angel Moving Image Festival