The Copy Shop by Alper Caglar The Copy Shop is one of the best short films I have seen in recent years. The visuals, the music and the storyline all come together to form a visual feast. The clever use of black and white coupled with the strange technique of watching the first stages of the film from a photocopy machine create a powerful film which is but a fraction of the length of mainstream movies. As the scene opens with the images from the photocopy machine the essential theme is established. The owner of the copy shop begins on his odd journey on cloning himself countless times just because of an accident. The style of the film is mesmerizing. Gritty black and white merge with occasional (and intentional) glitches of the photocopy machine. The clear and crisp sound is contrasted by the faulty visuals. If Kafka was a director, he would have filmed with this style. In the scene where the character starts to realize that everyone in the town are his clones, the effects become surreal. Hundreds of exact and flawless copies of this man are walking the streets, shopping and performing chores. It is a modern day commentary on the template personality that we are forced to become, and it is a very potent claim. Even when the character falls accidentally from the roof of a factory, his landing zone is covered completely by his clones. This short film is technically astounding. Most importantly, it is stylistically astounding. All these important virtues of the director has contributed in making a funny, yet somehow depressing film which will become more revered as it ages. It is a monumental work by such a small crew and budget.

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