Short film

Not Built to Last

2026 · 20 min

A quiet, talky walk through a city that slowly becomes a conversation about who these two men are.

Overview: Two architects meet for a single day in Rotterdam. Daniel, a local, is assigned to guide Emre, a visitor from Istanbul, through the city and its architecture.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, friendship, work
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
friendship
work
memory
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none