# San Sebastian Winner Returns With 'What Remains' Clip

> Turkish filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu returns to San Sebastian with 'What Remains' after 2008 win.
- Title: San Sebastian Winner Returns With 'What Remains' Clip
- Summary: Turkish filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu returns to San Sebastian with 'What Remains' after 2008 win. Yeşim Ustaoğlu's film 'What Remains' premieres Sept 22…
- Keywords: yeşim ustaoğlu, san sebastian film festival, what remains, pandora's box, tsilla chelton, september 22, golden shell, San, Sebastian, Winner, Returns, 'What
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/san-sebastian-yesim-ustaoglu-what-remains-film-clip-turkey-1236706356
- Author: Lily Ford
- Published: 2026-09-21T09:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: yeşim ustaoğlu, san sebastian film festival, what remains, pandora's box, tsilla chelton, september 22, golden shell
## San Sebastian Winner
Turkish filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu returns to San Sebastian Film Festival after winning Golden Shell in 2008 for Pandora's Box.

> Turkish filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu returns to San Sebastian Film Festival after winning Golden Shell in 2008 for Pandora's Box.
## New Film 'What Remains'
What Remains premieres Sept 22, following Ustaoğlu's 2008 Golden Shell win for Pandora's Box.
## Poet's Journey
The film follows Elif, a poet who breaks free from suffocating life to reconnect with inner voice and conscience.
## Family Reconsideration
Elif's journey challenges family to reconsider lives as she questions identity, family conventions and meaning of life.
## Premiere Date
What Remains premieres on Sept 22, following Ustaoğlu's 2008 Golden Shell win for Pandora's Box.
## Key takeaway

Yeşim Ustaoğlu's film 'What Remains' premieres Sept 22, following her 2008 Golden Shell win for 'Pandora's Box'.