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BOSTON TURKISH FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
2024 PROGRAM
April 5 - 28, 2024 |
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FILM PROGRAM at MFA
April 5 - 7
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OPENING NIGHT
Friday, April 5, 2024 | 6:00pm
LIFE
Hayat
Dir. Zeki Demirkubuz
North America Premiere
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Q&A following film screening
Featuring Miray Daner, Burak Dakak, Cem Davran,
Umut Kurt, Melis Birkan, Doğu Demirkol
193 min. / 2023
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 | 2:00pm
SUDDENLY
Aniden
Dir. Melisa Önel
East Coast Premiere
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Q&A following film screening
Featuring Defne Kayalar, Öner Erkan, Şerif Erol, Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Dilan Çiçek Deniz, Aysel Yıldırım
115 min. / 2022
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 | 1:00pm
NEANDRIA
Dir. Reha Erdem
North America Premiere
Featuring Deniz İlhan, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Bülent Emin Yarar, Izzy, İncinur Daşdemir, Nihal Yalçın, Serkan Keskin
90 min. / 2023
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Boston Turkish Festival's
18th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Best Documentary (In Their Footsteps) and
Best Short Film (This Is Not A Place For You)
Jury Award Recipients Film Screenings
Preceding Reha Erdem's NEANDRIA
Followed by
A Panel
Moderated by
Film Critic Peter Keough
All Award-Winning Films of the Competition
are
available to watch online between April 5 - 15
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 | 1:00pm
Preceding feature film "NEANDRIA"
IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Alper Tunga Özdemir
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Doc. / 33 min. / 2023
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 | 1:00pm
Preceding feature film "NEANDRIA"
THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR YOU
Burası Size Göre Değil
BEST SHORT FILM
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Ceyda Aşar
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Short / 15 min. / 2023
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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WATCH FILMS ONLINE
April 5 - 15, 2024
Watch award-winning films of the BTF's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Go to online platform
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WHO IS MIHRI
Kim Mihri
BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Berna Gençalp
Doc. / 89 min. / 2022
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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WHEN THE SHIFT ENDS
Satışçının Bir Günü
BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Erinç Durlanık
Short / 19 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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BAKIRKÖY UNDERGROUND
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Berkay Şatır
Doc. / 30 min. / 2022
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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CHILDREN OF THE WHITE MOUNTAIN
Beyaz Dağın Çocukları
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Yalçın Çiftçi
Doc. / 20 min. / 2023
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April 5 - 15
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DAYS OF FIRE, LOVE AND ANARCHY
Aşk, Ateş ve Anarşi Günleri
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Önder Esmer
Doc. / 76 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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DINAMO MESKEN
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Ahmet Karanfil & Yusuf Anavatan
Doc. / 30 min. / 2022
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April 5 - 15
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FEYZA'S KITCHEN
Feyza’nın Mutfağı
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Jale İncekol
Doc. / 43 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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THE 40 YEARS AFTER FATMA
Fatma'dan Sonra 40 Yıl
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Sezer Ağgez
Doc. / 85 min. / 2022
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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AS POSSIBLE AS EVERYTHING
Herkesin Yapabileceği Bir Şey
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Selen Örcan
Short / 16 min. / 2022
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April 5 - 15
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BABY ANT
Yavru Karınca
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Derya Uygurlar
Short / 15 min. / 2023
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April 5 - 15
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CLOTHESLINE
Çamaşır İpi
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Hüseyin Urçuk
Short / 4 min. / 2022
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April 5 - 15
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FATIH THE CONQUEROR
Avrupa Fatihi
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Onur Yağız
Short / 15 min. / 2023
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April 5 - 15
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GARDENS PETRIFIED
Bahçeler Put Kesildi
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Ali Cabbar
Short / 20 min. / 2022
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April 5 - 15
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PERIPETEIA
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Merve Gezen
Short / 15 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE
April 5 - 15
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TOGETHER, ALONE
Birlikte, Yalnız
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dir. Kasım Ördek
Short / 15 min. / 2023
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April 5 - 15
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Boston Turkish Festival's
19th Annual Documentary &
Short Film Competition
open for submissions
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
August 1, 2024
Click here to go to the competition page
http://bostonturkishfestival.org/competition |
MUSIC PROGRAM
April 13 - 28 |
Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 8:00pm
AJDA THE TURKISH QUEEN
LIVE!
Singer-songwriter Ajda the Turkish Queen
invites you to spend an evening
enjoying songs
from across her career, along with a few stories
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue
Co-presented with the Boston University
Turkish Student Association
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Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 5:00pm
A TRIBUTE TO SEZEN AKSU:
SÜEDA SINGS SEZEN
Album Release
Süeda Çatakoğlu, voice, piano
Akihiro Kokufukata, trumpet
Sinan Tökmeci, electric bass
Singer, pianist, composer and producer Süeda Çatakoğlu,
in her debut album, reimagines Sezen Aksu classics
through a fusion of jazz, Turkish folk, European Cabaret
and musical theatre
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 5:00pm
ALPER TUZCU: El Jardín
Alper Tuzcu, voice, guitar
Queralt Giralt, voice, cello
Composer, guitarist, singer and Berklee professor Alper Tuzcu is presenting songs from his new album El Jardin ("The Garden"), that crosses cultural boundaries, featuring Tuzcu's compositions inspired from some of his favorite poets
and artists including Nazım Hikmet, Astor Piazzolla, Gongora, Komitas, Ibrahim Maalouf and Sting, as well as songs from the Mediterranean and beyond.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue
Co-presented with the Boston University
Turkish Student Association
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