Duet

Mısra and Defne are close friends and duet partners who met each other through synchronized swimming. After failing to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, they set a shared goal, the 2020 Olympics. Not too long after, their esteemed coach Natalie is fired by the federation with no explanation. What follows is an emotional devastation and disruption of scheduled practices, which in turn leads to a decline in their performances. Political tremors in Turkey and the global pandemic lead the duet to make a decision on whether to keep the fight or to find new paths in life.

İdil Akkuş
Born in 1995, in İstanbul. She completed her cinema BA degree at Istanbul University. She co-produced and edited her first documentary film Duet starting in 2016, together with her co-director Ekin İlkbağ. She is a film editor and former synchronized swimmer.

Ekin İlkbağ
Born in 1998, in İstanbul. She studied at the University of the Arts London. She has been co-directing her first documentary Duet since 2016, together with İdil Akkuş. She is also a former national synchronized swimmer like the athletes in her film.