Co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the
Boston Turkish Film & Music Festival
OPENING NIGHT
Friday, March 20, 2026
6:00pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Director Fatih Akın
Featuring Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke,
Lisa Hagmeister, Diane Kruger
93 min. / 2025
Director Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
Featuring Tarhan Karagöz, Nalan Kuruçim,
Jale Arıkan, Ercan Kesal
93 min. / 2025
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
Director Ömer Ferhat Özmen
Featuring Müfit Kayacan, Aram Dildar, Cem Uslu,
Devin Özgür Çınar, Elif Gezgin
Short / 15 min. / 2024
BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF 20th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Director Mahsum Taşkın
Featuring Yavuz Akkuzu, Savaş Işık, Yusuf Taşkın
Short / 19 min. / 2024
BEST SHORT FILM
BTF 20th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Director Emine Yıldırım
Featuring Ezgi Çelik, Barış Gönenen, Selen Uçer, Gizem Bilgen, Lale Mansur, Deniz Türkali
112 min. / 2025
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Director Aysun Bademsoy
Doc. / 60 min. / 1997
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Sunday, March 29, 2026
12:30pm
Goethe-Institut Boston
Co-presented with the Goethe-Institut Boston
Join Us for a Panel Discussion with Guest Filmmakers and the Competition Jury Members
Moderated by Film Critic Peter Keough
Director Tayfun Belet
Doc. / 62 min. / 2024
BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF 20th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Director Aybüke Avcı
Doc. / 68 min. / 2024
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BTF 20th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Heiraza, voice & electronics
Utar Artun, piano
David Fiuczynski, guitar
Anderson Mirafzali, bass
Johnathon Birch, drums
Bengisu Gökçe, violin & voice
Fadi Saba, piano
Mehrpouya Daneshvar, clarinet
Jeremy Harman, cello
Michael K. Harrist, bass
Bertram Lehmann, drums & percussion
Yağmur Soydemir, flute
Tolga Atalay Ün, piano
Soloist: EMMANUEL FELDMAN, cello
Rakel Saranga, vocals | Elif Yılmam Tuzcu, vocals | Cansu Kart, vocals | Lucie Cholley, vocals | Julie Cholley, vocals | Mehrpouya Daneshvar, clarinet | Siti Sarah Dunphy, violin | Zeynep Yiğitoğlu, viola | Erfan Hessampour, tar | Sinan Tökmeci, guitar | Nicholas Huang, keyboard | Estefano Gutierrez, bass | Ian Victor Lim, drums
Artistic Director: Utar Artun
Ensemble Director: Yağmur Soydemir
Rakel Saranga, vocals
Aki Oliviero, guitar
Estefano Larko, oud
Chase Behar, bass
Maya Kaya, oboe
Süeda Çatakoğlu, vocals & piano
Filippo Novi-Goller, bass
Kerem Seçkin, drums
Sedef Erçetin, cello
Tahir Aydoğdu, kanun
Kenan Oktay, tenor
Emin Ismayilov, tenor
Heather Gager, soprano
Rustam Zeynalov, pianist
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