FINALIST NO COUNTRY FOR OTHERS Yeni Han Directed by Bingöl Elmas Doc. | 52 min. | 2025 | with English subtitles A film about migration, otherness, and the fragile possibility of living together. In Istanbul’s Aksaray district, traces of distant geographies collide — Syria, Somalia, East Turkestan, Kazakhstan. At the heart of this convergence is Yeni Han, where translated documents mirror transformed lives. It’s a place of hope and confusion, of shifting identities and uncertain futures. Meanwhile, just outside, locals and newcomers share the same streets yet remain separated by invisible distances. This film listens to the silence between them — the hesitation, fear, and unspoken boundaries that shape coexistence in today’s Istanbul. Bingöl ELMAS Bingöl Elmas graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Communication. For eight years she worked at BSB – The Turkish Documentary Filmmakers’ Association, organizing workshops and screenings. She was part of the 1001 Documentary Film Festival committee and has taught at various universities and institutions. She has served on juries at national and international film festivals including Antalya Golden Orange, Ankara, Film Amed, Crime and Punishment, Women Directors, Istanbul Short, Architecture and the City, İfsak, and Afsad. Through her company Asmin Film, she continues to work as a director and producer. With her debut film The Ant of Ajustos, she won the Best Documentary Award at Antalya Golden Orange, and received the Bilge Olgaç Achievement Award at the Flying Broom Women’s Film Festival. Among her previous works, My Letter to Pippa (Pippa’ya Mektubum) received Best Documentary Award (2010), and Hey Neighbor! (Komşu Komşu Huuu!) and Playing House (Evcilik) were finalists at BTF’s Documentary & Short Film Competition (2015 and 2012).   FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 6:30 p.m. Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street GET YOUR TICKET With the Daily Pass you can watch any or all the films screened on this day.