THROUGH MY LENS
Artık Hayallerim Var

	SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 3:45 pm Boston University, GSU Auditorium 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston In competition Directed by Nefin Dinç Doc. / 62 min. / 2015
"Through My Lens" relates what it means to be young, a Turkish citizen, and wanting to be heard. 72 students from six different Turkish cities won the opportunity to produce their first short films on the subjects of democracy and human rights, and set out to make their films through a year. Filmmaking can be difficult, and sometimes disastrous, undertaking, and the students encounter their fair share of both while making their films and expressing their own ideas. Throughout the film, the audience witnesses the students' youthful approach to issues vital in current Turkish society and the obstacles the old establishment creates for them. In the end, the students create a vibrant canvas of stories illuminating Turkey's diversity on screen, including theirs.
Selected Festivals and Awards Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) Documentary Film Days: National Professional Category Best Documentary Award International Golden Ball Film Festival, Adana, Turkey: Premiere NESALT Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey Documentarist, Istanbul, Turkey Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosna-Herzegovina

NEFİN DİNÇ

Nefin Dinc produced six documentary films until now and "Through My Lens" is her latest documentary film and her first feature film. She is currently working on her new film, "Memoirs of Antoine Kope", a documentary on WWI in the Middle East. Nefin Dinc was also the Proejct Director of Youth Filmmaking Project, teaching young Turkish students how to make short films. She has an MFA degree on documentary filmmaking from University of North Texas. She taught documentary filmmaking at State University of New York at Fredonia between 2005-2013. Filmography: Republic Train (2000) Rebetiko: The Song of Two Cities (2005) I Named her Angel (2005) Violette Verdy- The Artist Teacher (2006) The Other Town (2011) Through My Lens (2015)