Your Honour
Your Honour
Directed by: Bircan Birol
Produced by: Reece Cargan | RANDAN, Scotland, UK
Country of production: UK
Runtime: 90'
Expected release: May 2026
Production stage: Late development
Budget: €455,049.30 (35% in place)
1st feature: Yes
Looking for: Sales agents, distributors, festivals and gap financing
Synopsis:
Trans law student Efruz lives under constant threat to her safety and well-being in today’s authoritarian Turkey. Her friend Bircan films Efruz over the years as her dream of becoming a human rights lawyer is challenged more than ever, and where the two friends find hope from the past, in friendship and resistance infused with laughter.
Director’s Profile:
Bircan is a documentary filmmaker working between Scotland and Turkey. Her work explores themes of belonging, resilience, and resistance, as well as social impact and participatory filmmaking. Her debut short documentary, My Name is Anik (2019), premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and screened in theatres and festivals internationally. She is currently making her first feature-length documentary with Bombito/Randan Productions, supported by Screen Scotland and the International Documentary Association, and pitched at IDFA Forum. She is an alumna of IDFA Academy, Close-Up Initiative, Sheffield DocFest Queer Realities Director’s Lab, Glasgow Film Festival Talent Scheme, EIFF Script Starter, Filmonomics and Scottish Documentary Institute. She is also a BAFTA Connect member and an International Documentary Association Supported Artist.
Producer’s Profile:
Reece is a BAFTA nominated and RTS award winning producer and founder of Scottish production companies ‘Bombito productions’ & ‘RANDAN. Reece is Glasgow based and was selected by Screen International as a Rising Star Scotland. Reece has produced numerous award winning work, he recently he co-produced 2 features with the Netherlands – with support from Screen Scotland & Netherlands Film Fund.
Randan work across a varied slate of feature projects that span drama, documentary and animation. They have four theatrical release scheduled for 2025/2026.
Presented by: Reece CARGAN (RANDAN, Scotland, UK)