IN THE SHADOW OF THE LIGHT
Işığın Gölgesinde

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016
8:00 pm

Boston University, GSU Auditorium
775 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd Floor
Boston

In competition
Directed by Mevlüt Çiftçi
Doc. / 18 min. / 2016

From Kumlukıyı (Derik) and Erdoğan (Avrez), the villages of Varto, Muş, the people set off towards France in different times but for the same goals: new lives and new hopes leaving behind everything precious for them. Three stories which are about departing, tomorrow, and a shared common word, HOPE…

Selected Festivals and Awards • TRT Documentary Days, Istanbul Turkey: Best Film in Students Films Category • Inönü University Short Film Festival, Malatya, Turkey • Marmaris International Short Film Festival, Turkey • Rode Tulp Film Festival, The Netherlands
MEVLÜT ÇİFTÇİ
	Mevlüt Çiftçi graduated from the Department of Radio, Television and Film in Selçuk University. He has worked in many TV series, TV programs, commercials, video and promotional films. He is also an author, and directed many documentaries including “Buzlar Kırılınca”, “Mevsimsiz Kar”, “Beşinci Mevsim”, and “Barışın Masalları” which received awards in national and international film festivals. Currently he works towards completing his master’s degree in Marmara University, Department of Film.