FINALIST WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DILAN Dilan Hakkında Konuşmalıyız Directed by Umut Şilan Oğurlu Short | 20 min. | 2024 | with English subtitles Cast: Sude Belkıs, Ayşe Lebriz, Emrah Özdemir, Elif Özdemir, Nur Sürer Dilan works in her uncle's real estate office and lives with her mother. She will turn 30 soon and feels she hasn't lived up to her potential. A documentary crew starts following her to figure out the cause of her problem. Selected Festivals and Awards Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2024) Talinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia (2024) Istanbul Film Festival, International Short Film Competition, Türkiye (2025): Honorable Mention SİYAD (Turkish Film Critics Association) Turkish Cinema Awards, Türkiye (2025): Ahmet Uluçay Hope Award Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival, Turkish Short Film Competition, Germany (2025): Best Film Kaş International Short Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Türkiye (2025): Special Jury Prize Sinepark Short Film Festival, Komikaze Category, Türkiye (2025): Best Screenplay Fenerbahçe University National Short Film Festival, Professional Fiction Short Film Competition, Türkiye (2025): Best Film Munich Turkish Film Days, Short Film Section, Germany (2025): Audience Best Film Award Istanbul Spring Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Best Screenplay Seattle Turkish Film Festival, Short Film Competition, USA (2024): First Runner Up Izmir Short Film Festival, National Fiction Film Competition, Türkiye (2024): Best Editing, Second Best Film Niğde National Short Film Festival, Fiction Film Competition, Türkiye (2024): Best Film Adana Golden Pomegranate Film Festival, International Short Film Competition, Türkiye (2024): Honorable Mention Umut Şilan OĞURLU Umut Şilan Oğurlu (Kadıköy-Istanbul, 1990) graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's Film Department in 2013. She earned her master's degree in 2022 from Istanbul University's Radio, Television and Cinema Department, where she is currently pursuing her PhD studies. For the past seven years, she has also worked as an academic. Her short film, We Need to Talk About Dilan, has been screened at major festivals, including the Sarajevo Film Festival and PÖFF (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival).   FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025 1:00 p.m. GSU Auditorium, Boston University 775 Commonwealth Avenue (2nd Floor) GET YOUR DAILY PASS With the Daily Pass you can watch any or all the films screened on this day. Co-presented with the Boston University Turkish Student Association