FINALIST NİLGÜN Directed by Tolga Oskar Doc. / 55 min. / 2025 / with English subtitles The documentary ‘Nilgün’ examines the 29-year life of Nilgün Marmara, a poet who left her mark on Turkish literature with her poems; her closeness to the master poets and writers of the period such as Cemal Süreya, İlhan Berk, Ece Ayhan, Edip Cansever; her unknown aspects; her place in Turkish literature; what she left behind; and her status as a poet who is still widely read and intrigued by despite the passage of 38 years, all through the accounts of her poet friends who knew her well. Selected Festivals and Awards AFSAD International Short Film Festival, Türkiye: Special Award (2026) Nartugan International Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): 3rd Prize for Best Documentary Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Ankara Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) IFSAK National Short Film and Documentary Competition, Istanbul, Türkiye (2025) Bosphorus Film Festival, Istanbul, Türkiye (2025) Trabzon Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Haliç Goldenhorn International Film Festival, Istanbul, Türkiye (2025) Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival, Algeria (2026) Sevil International Women's Documentary Film Festival, Azerbaijan (2026) Izmir International Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2026) Izmir International Literature Festival, Türkiye (2026) International Uşak Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2026) Bingöl National Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2026) Director Tolga Oskar Tolga Oskar (Istanbul, 1989) completed his education, respectively, at Pendik Trade Vocational High School, an associate's degree in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants at Üsküdar University, an associate's degree in Radio and Television at Eskişehir Anadolu University, and a bachelor's degree in Cinema and Television at Altınbaş University with a full government scholarship. Four years after graduation, he was honored with the "Rising Star Alumni Award" by the same university. He has worked in various roles in documentaries and short films. He has worked as a production assistant on numerous television series and feature films. His film writing has been published in various magazines. He continues to write film reviews for the "Çıngıraklı Sokak Monthly Poetry Newspaper" and the "Marjinal Cinema Culture" e-magazine. He directed the documentary project "Aşılamayan Duvarlar" (I'm Not Surmounting Walls) in 2022 and "Onların Peşindeyim" (I'm After Them) in 2024 which have been screened in many festivals and has won awards, including Special Jury Award. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 8:00 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 7 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