FIDELITY
Vefa

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016
5:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston

In competition
Directed by Baran Vardar
Doc. / 13 min. / 2016

Mehmet is the owner of a coffee house in a deserted village where only 7-8 people left. Mehmet comes to the village every day, traveling at least an hour, to open his coffee house for the villagers. He doesn't do this for the money; it is his loyalty to the village people. Because of him, the old villagers are able to remain in the village. Continuation of life in the village depends on this coffee house

Selected Festivals and Awards Atatürk University Values Short Film Competition, Turkey: First Prize Golden Plane Film Festival, Turkey: Yücel Çakmaklı Special Prize Lions International Short Film Competition, Turkey: Ülkü Erakalın Special Committee Prize Golden Baklava Short Film Competition, Turkey: Second Prize TRT Documentary Competition, Turkey Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey IKFD Short Film Festival, Turkey İnönü University Short Film Festival, Malatya, Turkey Okan University Students Films Short Film Competition, Istanbul, Turkey Kuşadası Film Festival International Documentary Competition, Aydın, Turkey
BARAN VARDAR
	Baran Vardar (Aydın, 1990) received his first bachelor’s degree from Eskişehir Osmangazi University in statistics. In 2012 he began studying at Ege University Department of Radio, Television and Cinema which he still continues. He also works as a director, director of photography, and editor for short films, documentaries, promotional films, and music video clips. Filmograpy: 5 Dakika Daha (short fiction, written and directed) Loading (short fiction, written and directed) Kan Çiçekleri (short fiction, written and directed)