IN THE WORLD OF LIES: NEŞET ERTAŞ Ah Yalan Dünyada: Neşet Ertaş
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016
7:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium 465 Huntington Avenue
Boston
Non-Competition
Directed by Atalay Taşdiken & Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu
Doc. / 103 min. / 2015
Neşet Ertaş, one of the greatest practitioners of Turkish Folk Music and the Türkmen Abdal music tradition of Central Anatolia, was named by UNESCO a “Living Human Treasure” during his lifetime. This documentary takes an informed and intimate look at the musician’s life.
ATALAY TAŞDİKEN & HACI MEHMET DURANOĞLU
Atalay Taşdiken graduated from Konya Selçuk University with a teacher training degree in physics. In 1991, he began working in advertising. Over the next ten years, he went on to direct over 300 commercials and served as creative director on some 30 product campaigns.
Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu graduated from the Radio, Television & Cinema Department of Selçuk University. He has directed several documentaries.
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