13th Annual
DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION
November 2 - November 10, 2018
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AWARD WINNING FILMS OF 2018
Best Documentary:
A STORY WITH MUSIC / Müzikli Bir Hikaye
by Jale İncekolBest Short Film:
TOPRAK
by Onur YağızBest Documentary Audience Award:
A FADING LANGUAGE, A FADING CUISINE / Kaybolan Bir Dil, Kaybolan Bir Mutfak
by Deniz AlphanBest Short Film Audience Award:
PASSENGER / Yolcu
by Cem ÖzaySPECIAL MENTIONS
Documentaries
EQUAL / Eşit by Melih Kosif
FOOTMARK / Ayak İzi by Haydar Demirtaş
HIDDEN HEAVEN / Saklı Cennet by Çağatay Çelikbaş
ON THE EDGE OF MENDERES / Menderes Kıyısında by Mehmet Can Mıcık
SELF-SACRIFICING GRANDMOTHERS OF BLACK SEA / Karadeniz'in Yalnız Nineleri by Kaan Atilla Taşkın
SOMEWHERE IN BLACK SEA / Karadeniz'de Bir Yer by Turgut BayraktarShort Films
C.O.D. by Onur Doğan
EAST SIDE / Doğu Yakası by Harun Durmuş
I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU BUT THEN THERE IS GRAVITY / Sana İnanmıyorum Ama Yerçekimi Var by Umut Subaşı
NAPHTALENE / Naftalin by Muhammed Furkan Daşbilek
REMNANT FROM YESTERDAY / Dünden Kalan by Salih Toprak
STORY OF A JOB INTERVIEW / Bir İş Görüşmesi Hikayesi by Alkım Özmen
STORYTELLER / Hikayeci by Anıl Güldoğan
OPENING NIGHT - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 | 7:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
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BUTTERFLIES
KelebeklerWinner of Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize
Directed by Tolga Karaçelik
117 min. / 2018 / with English subtitles
Featuring Tolga Tekin, Bartu Küçükçağlayan, Tuğçe Altuğ, Serkan Keskin, Hakan Karsak
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Watch TrailerMIHRIBAN AVIRAL ENSEMBLE "FLUTE CLASSICS MEET JAZZ"
Following Film Screening
Mihriban Aviral, flute
Utar Artun, piano
Bruno Raberg, acoustic bass
Giuseppe Paradiso, drumMihriban Aviral is an International Flute Soloist;
A Latin & Ethnic Jazz Flute Virtuoso; and
An artist who has adopted the principle of contributing to world peace by building intercultural links between worldwide communities, with the universal language of music.
~There are only a few artists performing this kind of music as a virtuoso in the world and Mihriban Aviral is the “first and only artist” who plays solo flute in Latin and Ethnic Jazz, which is unique in her homeland~ | MORE...
FINALIST FILMS & SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2018 | 1:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARIES
FOOTMARKAyak İzi
In Competition
Directed by Haydar Demirtaş
Doc. / 28 min. / 2018
SELF-SACRIFICING GRANDMOTHERS OF BLACK SEAKaradeniz’in Yalnız Nineleri
In Competition
Directed by Kaan Atilla Taşkın
Doc. / 61 min. / 2018SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2018 | 3:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonSHORT FILMS
ABIGAILHastabakıcı
In Competition
Directed by Soner Sert
Short / 17 min. / 2017
Cast: Sonya Dicle Akbaş, Aysan Sümercan, Elena Ünaldı
MY NATUREDoğam
In Competition
Directed by Ulya Aviral
Short / 10 min. / 2018
Cast: Ekin Yeşer
BROKEN WINGSKırık Kanatlar
In Competition
Directed by Kadir Eman
Short / 7' 15" / 2017
Cast: İbrahim Selim, Murat Kılıç, Alptekin Serdengeçti, Banu Tuna
REMNANT FROM YESTERDAYDünden Kalan
In Competition
Directed by Salih Toprak
Short / 30 min. / 2017
Cast: Ahmet Varlı, Mustafa Uzunyılmaz,
Ayşın Yeşim Çapanoğlu, Ferhan Gül, Mihriban Demir
TOPRAKIn Competition
Directed by Onur Yağız
Short / 11 min. / 2017
Cast: Ege Sane, Fırat Çelik, Emine Meyrem, Pierre Deladonchamps
EAST SIDEDoğu Yakası
In Competition
Directed by Harun Durmuş
Short / 19' 20" / 2017
Cast: Aghyad Shekho, Mahmood Belal, Aram KılavuzSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2018 | 12:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARIES
HIDDEN HEAVEN
Saklı Cennet
In Competition
Directed by Çağatay Çelikbaş
Doc. / 12 min. / 2017
ON THE EDGE OF MENDERESMenderes Kıyısında
In Competition
Directed by Mehmet Can Mıcık
Doc. / 17' 23" / 2017
A FADING LANGUAGE, A FADING CUISINE
Kaybolan Bir Dil, Kaybolan Bir Mutfak
In Competition
Directed by Deniz Alphan
Doc. / 57’ 22” / 2017Featuring İlber Ortaylı, Aylin Öney Tan, Karen Gerşon, Şarhon, Mario Levi, Eliza Pinhas, Yossi Yusuf Pinhas, Mari Benmayır, Gila Benmayor, Soli Özel, Caludia Roden, Yalçın Türkoğlu, Mehmet Tanrıkulu
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 | 5:30 pm
Boston University, GSU Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, BostonSHORT FILMS
FLEAS AND HUMANSPireler ve İnsanlar
In Competition
Directed by Serkan Uzunyol
Anim. Short / 9 min. / 2018
THE PAINTINGTablo
In Competition
Directed by Mert İnan
Short / 7 min. / 2017
Cast: Candan Eriş, Naz Genç, Tolga Barman, Cemil Toprak, Saadet Çömlekçioğlu, Zeliha Yılmaz, Mehmet Yılmaz
A USELESS MANLüzumsuz Adam
In Competition
Directed by Berk Kuşbeygi
Short / 14’ 48” / 2018
Cast: Cihat Suvarioğlu, Ebru Sarıtaş
I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU BUT THEN THERE IS GRAVITYSana inanmıyorum ama yerçekimi var
In Competition
Directed by Umut Subaşı
Short / 13 min. / 2018
Cast: Neva Sağlam, Dilek Çelebi
AFTER LAUGHTERGülen Gözler Matinesi
In Competition
Directed by Burak Kaplan
Short / 26’ 50” / 2017
Cast: Yusuf Akgün, Engin Benli, Berna Koraltürk, Ayşin Yeşim Çapanoğlu, Tuğçe Aydın, Evre Ertaş
BUDGETINGHesap Kitap
In Competition
Directed by Kartal Gür
Short / 4' 30" / 2017
Cast: Sudenaz Ayvalı, Ozan Çelik, Duygu Tatar, Ahmet Kayacan
LEARNING HOW TO SWIMYüzme Öğreniyorum
In Competition
Directed by Serpil Altın
Short / 12 min. / 2017
Cast: Gönül Nagiyeva, Ergun KuyucuTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 | 7:00 pm
Boston University, GSU Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARIES
BROAD HORIZONSNon-Competition
Directed by Orhan Ayaslı
Doc. / 52 min. / 2010
HI JOLLYHacı Ali
In Competition
Directed by Mert Türkoğlu
Doc. / 45 min / 2017WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 | 5:30 pm
Boston University, GSU Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARIES
SALT WORKERS OF PALASPalas’ın Tuzcuları
In Competition
Directed by Özcan Gürbüz
Doc. / 17 min. / 2018
WHERE DO WE GO NOWPeki Şimdi Nereye?
In Competition
Directed by Zeynep Südinç
Doc. / 17' 40" / 2018
FROG HUNTERSKurbağa Avcıları
In Competition
Directed by Batuhan Kurt
Doc. / 30 min. / 2018
LITTLE RESIDENTS OF THE BIG CITYBüyük Şehrin Küçük Sakinleri
In Competition
Directed by Cihan Çekiç
Doc. / 50 min. / 2017WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Boston University, GSU Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARIES
RETURNDönüş
In Competition
Directed by Yasin Erda
Doc. / 21 min. / 2018
SNOWFLAKES
Kar Taneleri
In Competition
Directed by Elif Nur Kayalar
Doc. / 36 min. / 2017FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | 6:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonSHORT FILMS
FAIRY FLOSSPerili İpek
In Competition
Directed by Hakan Orhanoğlu
Short / 4’ 30” / 2017
Cast: Süleyman Yılmaz, Kaan Karacaoğlu, Umut Yılmaz, Nihal Kurt, Umut Yılmaz, Soner Güney
SHOEHORNKerata
In Competition
Directed by Kasım Ördek
Short / 20 min. / 2018
Cast: Sadin Yeşiltaş, Şilan Düzdaban, Emre Sarı, Dicle Ördek, Nasrullah Kurşun
C.O.D.In Competition
Directed by Onur Doğan
Short / 4 min. / 2017
Cast: Onur Inal
STORY OF A JOB INTERVIEWBir İş Görüşmesi Hikayesi
In Competition
Directed by Alkım Özmen
Short / 15 min. / 2017
Cast: İbrahim Selim, Murat Kılıç, Alptekin Serdengeçti, Banu Tuna
NAPHTALENENaftalin
In Competition
Directed by Muhammed Furkan Daşbilek
Short / 20’ 34” / 2018
Cast: Ünal Silver, Mehmet Esen, İlter Kapıcı, Baran SalmanYolcu
PASSENGERIn Competition
Directed by Cem Özay
Short / 20 min. / 2017
Cast: Ahmet Özay, Batuhan ÖzayFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARIES
SOMEWHERE IN BLACK SEAKaradeniz'de Bir Yer
In Competition
Directed by Turgut Bayraktar
Doc. / 12 min. / 2018
TRAPPED IN THE EUPHRATESFırat’ın Tutsağı
In Competition
Directed by Cüneyt Alpay
Doc. / 25 min. / 2018
FROM PORCELAIN TO IZNIK'S CERAMICSFağfur’dan Çini’ye
In Competition
Directed by Colin Mounier
Doc. / 47 min. / 2017SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 | 1:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonSHORT FILM & DOCUMENTARIES
STORYTELLER
Hikayeci
In Competition
Directed by Anıl Güldoğan
Short / 16 min. / 2018
Cast: Bedir Bedir, Dünay Kılıç, Pınar Göktaş
EQUAL
Eşit
In Competition
Directed by Melih Kosif
Doc. / 19 min. / 2017
WREN
Çalıkuşu
In Competition
Directed by Esra Yıldırım
Doc. / 22 min. / 2018
A STORY WITH MUSIC
Müzikli Bir Hikaye
In Competition
Directed by Jale İncekol
Doc. / 34 min. / 2017SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 | 3:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonDOCUMENTARY
LET THE KID PLAY
Bırakın Çocuk Oynasın
Non-Competition
Directed by Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu and Atalay Taşdiken
Written by Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu and Saadet Özen
Research/Narrated by Saadet Özen
Doc. / 112 min. / 2018Co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Boston University Howard Thurman Center GO TO PREVIOUS YEARS...
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