FINALIST YELLOW CANARY Sarı Kanarya Directed by Melike Kaya Doc. / 19 min. / 2025 / with English subtitles 37-year-old Şafak Özdemir makes a living by collecting paper on the streets of Ankara. He had a childhood full of difficulties and was thrown into the struggle of life at an early age. Although his dream has always been to own a truck, he has not been able to achieve this. However, Şafak, who does not give up on his dreams, turns his four-wheeled bicycle into a truck with his own labor and calls it "Yellow Canary". The Yellow Canary is no longer just his tool, but also a symbol of his dreams, resistance and hope for life. Selected Festivals and Awards TRT (Turkish Radio and Television) International Documentary Film Festival, Türkiye (2026): Second Prize Bozok Film Festival, Türkiye (2026): Best Documentary Director Melike Kaya Melike Kaya directed, edited, cinematographed, and was the camera person of the documentary, Yellow Canary. Melike Kaya undertook multiple roles while making the documentary, Yellow Canary, including director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. She earned national recognition at the TRT Documentary Awards in June 2026. In her first year at the university, she won the third prize as a finalist in the Sound and Television category in the competition organized by RATEM.  She currently studies in the Radio, Television, and Cinema Department at Karabük University. Focusing on camera language and editing rhythm, Kaya aims to bring together technical skills and emotional expression in visual storytelling. She actively takes part in new documentary projects and continues her productions in the field of cinema. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026 8:45 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 October 30 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