FINALIST LOVE AND OTHERS Aşk ve Diğerleri Directed by Berna Sitera Değirmen Short / 20 min. / 2025 / with English subtitles Cast: Bedirhan Malçok, Yağmur Ruken Kahraman, Engin Emre Değer, Emrah Aytemur Zeynep and Can are new lovers. One night, while cycling, they are stopped by the police. During the ID check, it turns out Zeynep has a record due to her participation in political protests. The officers disapprove of their relationship, leaving Can torn between love and the pressures of identity. What starts as a joyful night turns into an unsettling confrontation under the authoritarian gaze shaped by nationalist and patriarchal prejudices—revealing love’s fragile yet resilient nature. Selected Festivals and Awards Istanbul Film Festival, Türkiye (2026): Special Jury Prize Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2026) FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival, Portugal (2026) Cisterna International Short Film Festival, Italy (2026) Cerdanya Film Festival, Spain (2026) Director Berna Sitera Değirmen Berna Sitera Değirmen completed her BA in English, MA in Cultural Studies, and PhD in Cinema. She has published articles and film critiques in various journals. She is one of the directors of the documentary Dastar, which was screened at the “Uçan Süpürge Film Festival”. She was part of the team that designed the video visuals for the play Yabancı (The Stranger). As the writer and director of the short film Protocol (2023), she participated in several festivals and won the Best Short Film award at the 28th Nuremberg Turkey-Germany Festival. She is also one of the producers of the short film Holy Matrimony. Inspired by the approach "Camera in hand, ideas in mind," she decided to make films.                                                                                                                                  FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026 7:30 p.m. Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street TICKET INFORMATION: GET YOUR DAILY PASS With the DAILY PASS you can watch any or all the films screened on November 6 OR BUY A COMPETITION PASS With the COMPETITION PASS you can watch all the films screened at the Goethe-Institut Boston on October 30 & Nov. 6-8