FINALIST APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Yıkım İçin İştah Directed by Zehra Eda Sert Short | 18 min. | 2025 | with English subtitles Cast: Burcu Halaçoğlu, Dicle Şengül, Gül Öykü Su Okur, Şafak Topal, Begüm Algan “Appetite for Destruction” reveals the silent yet destructive conflict within a 'modern' middle-class family, where a controlling mother is in constant tension with her daughters - Ilgin's fragility and Ege's search for identity. When Ege brings an uninvited guest to her sister Ilgin's birthday dinner, Seçil's obsession with control surfaces, pushing the tension at the table to its peak. The film invites the audience to reflect on family bonds, individual freedom, and the devastating impact of repressed emotions. Selected Festivals and Awards Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Kısa-ca International Student Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Cappadocia International Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Aizanoi Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Zehra Eda SERT Zehra Eda Sert (Istanbul, 2000) graduated from Sakıp Sabancı Anadolu High School. After ranking 1017th in the university entrance exam, she was awarded a full scholarship to study Cinema and Television at Istanbul Bilgi University, where she graduated in 2024. She wrote her first amateur story as soon as she learned to read and write. During her elementary and middle school years, she won first and third prizes in story and poetry competitions across Istanbul. In 2012, she began taking up photography as a hobby. In 2016, she worked as a video editor and copywriter at Illusionist Advertising Agency. From 2017 to 2019, she worked as a copywriter at THYOPET. Between 2019 and 2021, she worked in social media management, copywriting, and operational management at Doggo. During her education at Bilgi University, she worked on videography projects and shot amateur music videos while also engaging in photography. For her university graduation project, she directed her first professional short film titled "Appetite for Destruction”.   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 8:00 p.m. Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street GET YOUR DAILY PASS With the Daily Pass you can watch any or all the films screened on this day.