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March 24 - 26: Film Program at MFA March 27 - April 9: Online Film Program April 1 - 29: Music Program
MUSIC PROGRAM April 1 - 29, 2023
22nd Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival's music program will take place at the Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon Street, Boston Advance registration required due to limited seating. To register please go to concert page(s).	Recital "My Left Hand" HANDE DALKILIÇ, piano Piano virtuoso Hande Dalkılıç brings together the works of the piano repertoire composed only for the left hand for the first time, which are few in the world and have never been performed in Turkey. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023 | 7:00 pm Goethe-Institut Boston THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. MORE...
Music & Lecture NIETZSCHE and MUSIC A Music and Philosophy Event to celebrate the publication of the “Nietzsche and Music: Philosophical Thoughts and Musical Experiments,”edited by Ayşegül Durakoğlu, Michael Steinmann and Yunus Tuncel SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 | 5:00 pm Goethe-Institut Boston THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. MORE...	Concert INSPIRATION: SOUNDS OF ANATOLIA Violinist and vocalist Bengisu Gökçe will be presenting selections from different regions of Turkey and Balkans, and original compositions with Alper Tuzcu, guitar, Max Ridley, bass, George Lernis, percussion SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 | 7:00 pm Goethe-Institut Boston THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. MORE...
FILM PROGRAM at MFA March 24 - 26, 2023
OPENING NIGHT Friday, March 24, 2023 | 7:00pm KERR Dir. Tayfun Pirselimoğlu Featuring Erdem Şenocak, Jale Arıkan, Rıza Akın 101 min. / 2021 Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	Sunday, March 26, 2023 | 2:00pm BURNING DAYS Kurak Günler Dir. Emin Alper Featuring Selahattin Paşalı, Ekin Koç 128 min. / 2022 Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...
Saturday, March 25, 2023 | 2:00pm Best Documentary Jury & Audience Award Recipients Film Screenings Followed by A Panel Moderated by Film Critic Peter Keough Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Friday, March 24, 2023 | 7:00pm Preceding "Kerr" ECHO Yankı BEST SHORT FILM BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Hazal Kara & Sezin Ertek Short / 19 min. / 2020 Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	Friday, March 24, 2023 | 7:00pm Preceding "Kerr" HELLO AFRICA Merhaba Afrika BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Hasan Serin Short / 13 min. / 2020 Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...
Saturday, March 25, 2023 | 2:00pm Film screenings followed by a panel moderated by film critic Peter Keough MAFFY'S JAZZ BEST DOCUMENTARY BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Deniz Yüksel Abalıoğlu Doc. / 56 min. / 2022 Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	Saturday, March 25, 2023 | 2:00pm Film screenings followed by a panel moderated by film critic Peter Keough PATRIDA BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Ayça Damgacı & Tümay Göktepe Doc. / 67 min. / 2021 Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...
WATCH FILMS ONLINE March 27 - April 9, 2023 Click here to go to our online film platform or visit film page(s) | Buy a pass and save more than 37%.
GUILT Kabahat Dir. Umran Safter Featuring Mina Demirtaş, Ece Demirtürk, Işıl Acaray 84 min. / 2022 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...	SUNA Dir. Çiğdem Sezgin Featuring Nurcan Eren, Tarık Papuççuoğlu, Fırat Tanış 102 min. / 2022 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...
EXPECTING A GRAIN OF SAND Bekleyiş SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Aslı Akdağ Doc. / 67 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...	NOSEMA SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Etna Özbek Doc. / 30 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...
OUR ARK SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Deniz Tortum & Kathryn Hamilton Doc. / 12 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...	STATELESS Vatansız SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Esra Yıldız Doc. / 66 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...
ALGERIAN VIOLET Cezayir Menekşesi SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Emrah Yükselir Short / 6 min. / 2022 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...	AN ORDINARY DAY Sıradan Bir Gün SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Arda Gökçe Short / 18 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...
THE COLD Sar SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Adar Baran Değer Short / 18 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...	LAKE SHORE Göl Kenarı SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Aziz Alaca Short / 19 min. / 2021 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...
TWELVE HOURS 12 Saat SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Dir. Emre Mirza Short / 34 min. / 2022 WATCH ONLINE March 27 - April 9 MORE...

All films are with English subtitles unless otherwise specified.

On-line films can be viewed in the New England states (Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island).

Film program co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture​.

 

 

We are extremely saddened by the terrible earthquakes in Turkey on February 6, 2023 with devastating effects in eleven cities. As of now close to 50,000 people lost their lives, and survivors need urgent help and support.

As our hearts deeply ache with this tragedy, we are sharing with you at the bottom of this page a few links for earthquake relief funds where you can make a donation and give a helping hand to the victims.

We extend our condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in this disaster and wish speedy recovery to the injured.

Boston Turkish Film & Music Festival

(in alphabetical order)

AHBAP - Anatolia People and Peace Platform

AKUT - Search and Rescue Association

Turkish Philanthropy Funds (New York)

Help The Child Amputees of Türkiye Earthquake (Project CATE) - Bridge To Türkiye Fund

In Kind Donations: If you wish to send in-kind donations via Turkish Consulate General in Boston please contact 1-857-207-9284 or consulate.boston@mfa.gov.tr or check the Consulate's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/trconsulboston/