Boston Turkish Film Festival

Boston Turkish Arts & Culture Festival 2023 | Documentary and Short Film Competition Nov 17 - Dec 3

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FINALIST

TILL DEATH DO US PART
Ölüm Bizi Ayırana Dek

olum bizi ayirana dek

Directed by Deniz Koloş

Short / 20 min. / 2025 / with English subtitles

Cast: Gülçin Kültür Şahin, Menderes Samancılar

When ER nurse Songül, finds out that her ex husband is coming home to pick-up his belongings, in order to kill time, she embarks on a journey with an elderly man searching for his missing granddaugther. Another person accompanies them; Songül's judgmental inner voice.

Selected Festivals and Awards

  • Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Best Short Film
  • Izmir Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress
  • Nuremberg Türkiye-Germany Film Festival, Germany (2025): Second Prize for Best Film
  • “Kısadan Hisse” Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Best Film
  • Ikçü Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2026): Best Film
  • Izmir Womans Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Best Film
  • Sinop Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Best Film
  • IFSAK Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2025): Third Prize for Best Film

Director Deniz Koloş

deniz kolos Deniz Koloş (Istanbul, 1979) graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Cinema and Television Department in 2002. In 2003, she began working as a director's assistant in films and television series. In 2010, she started her career as a second director with the TV series "Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki," which aired on Kanal D and received numerous awards. After the three-year project concluded, she worked as a director on the series "Kayıp," which aired on Kanal D in 2013. Since then, she has been directing various TV projects. In 2018, the series "İstanbullu Gelin," which she directed, was nominated for the International Emmy Awards in the Best Drama category and received numerous awards nationally. Between 2018 and 2020, she organized on-camera acting workshops at Pozitif Atölye, founded by Beyti Engin. In 2021, under the guidance of writer Murat Gülsoy, she developed her creative writing skills. She attended screenplay seminars given by esteemed professionals such as Ruth Atkinson, Karol Griffiths, Ira Sachs, and Mauricio Zacharias. As a regular participant in some short story workshop groups, she writes short stories and publishes in various online literary journals. Currently, she is  working on a feature film and a short film project.



FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026
6:30 p.m.

Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street

TICKET INFORMATION:

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With the DAILY PASS you can watch any or all the films screened on October 30

OR

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With the COMPETITION PASS you can watch all the films screened
at the Goethe-Institut Boston on October 30 & Nov. 6-8


 

 

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