Ishaq
After losing her daughter to ISIS, Silvi travels to Iraqi Kurdistan to meet her grandson Ishaq, who lives in an orphanage. Despite cultural barriers and the burden of shared trauma, she fights, step by step, to build a connection with him. But as Silvi’s return journey to Germany approaches, she must make a momentous decision.
Cast
- Silvi
- Bettina Hoppe
- Ishaq
- Daniel Kamal
- Reyhan
- Mahabad Ibrahim
- Hotelangestellte
- Anna Sophie Schindler
Ishaq
Tuna Kaptan
- Short film
- Production Country / Year
- Germany, Iraq 2025
- Language
- dt., ku., engl. OF m. dt. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 19min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Nominated for:
Kurzfilmpreise der Stadt Hof (Jury)
Director & Crew
Tuna Kaptan
Born in 1985 in Munich. Studied Romance Studies, Theater and Media Studies, followed by Documentary Directing and Television Journalism at the University of Television and Film Munich. Active as a director, screenwriter and producer.
Filmography
| 2009 | Liebe, Respekt und mein Auto | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2011 | Bordo Mavi | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2012 | Herr Siebzehnrübl | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2013 | Nacht Grenze Morgen | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2016 | Sussuelo | Essayfilm | |
| 2017 | Schildkrötenpanzer | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2019 | Hörst du, Mutter? | Kurzfilm | |
| 2023 | Rohbau | Spielfilm | 2023 |
| 2025 | Echt Friends | Serie | |
| Ishaq | Kurzfilm | 2025 |
- Music Composer
- Chiara Strickland
- Producer
- Tuna Kaptan
- Writer
- Tuna Kaptan
- Set Designer
- Hashim Shaji
- Sound Designer
- Nils Gradlowsky
- Sound
- Hiwa Shew
- Editor
- Lucian Toro Hirsch
- Beatrice Babin
- Casting Director
- Anna Sophie Schindler
- Costume Designer
- Jasmeen Waleed
- Director of Photography
- Semih Yildiz
- TV Commissioning Editor
- Claudia Gladzejewski
News
All news
Apr 13, 2026
achtung berlin filmfestival with HoFies
At the achtung berlin film festival, the film festival for young German cinema from Berlin and Brandenburg, there will be a reunion with HoFies and their films.
Feb 28, 2026
30th Filmfestival Turkey Germany – HoFies in Nuremberg!
The 30th Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland celebrates its anniversary in Nuremberg – and several HoFies are part of the lineup!
