Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

The story of a terrifying and frightening murder case that took place in the village of Kanlıbel.

Defne, a young woman with special powers, makes an appointment for a tarot reading from the best fortuneteller of Kadıköy, Hale. The cards are spread, but Defne acts weird, she doesn’t seem to care. Whose fortune is being read, really? And who on earth is that strange dude hanging in the background? A harsh realty-check awaits them but definitely without cards.

The second film in the phobia trilogy, Second Session: AEEP, tells the story of Demet, who has had to struggle with phobias caused by trauma throughout her life, and her fears and nightmares.

Iklim moves to London to complete her university education. The cold atmosphere as soon as she lands and the distant people she encounters through her journey makes it hard for her to cope with this new life.

A testament to memories comprised of a set of intermingling images from my very own camera roll.

The odes of a traveler.

Yaren is a teacher in a small town. About to marry Burak, Yaren is shocked when her closest friend, Aysel, disappears before the wedding. What she doesn't know is that her beloved husband, Burak, has killed Aysel and her unborn child. Burak, who is very wealthy, moved into a makeshift family home after declaring bankruptcy following the marriage. Yaren, whose mental state is in shambles, is haunted by a malevolent presence. As her marriage deteriorates and problems escalate to an unbearable extent, the haunting reaches its final stage and enters the house through the front door. As terrifying moments unfold, even deeper secrets lie hidden behind the already concealed truths.

A cinema enthusiast who questions the reality around him uses his camera like his own eyes to examine the morality, rules, and lawlessness of the area he lives in, encountering layers of social schizophrenia. With his hidden camera, he witnesses the searing narratives that surround him. His recording camera (his eyes) is stolen by children in his neighborhood: The childhood versions of a young generation that doesn't hesitate to kill when they grow up The film, which shows the dysfunctionality of justice and social institutions in many places, validates a few sentences spoken years ago.

Some are born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, perhaps the most crowded, clingy, overcritical, undernourished, aloof, vain and apathetic province in the city. Some have lived in Kadıköy, Istanbul, perhaps the most hardworking, driven, thoughtful, altruistic, discreet and participative community in the city. And today, you will see Kadıköy for yourselves.

The film is about Sami's search for treasure with the map in his friend Anil's hand as a last resort to get rid of these debts and his experiences in this process.

Ring in the new year with Doğu Demirkol has become a GAİN tradition. But Doğu's show, prepared especially for GAİN, in which he prepared remarks for the boss and discussed political figures, showed us that we need to rethink this issue. Are we laughing? Unfortunately, yes.

Mehmet, presenting himself as a film director, is on the look out for an actress to star in his next film. He offers amateur filmmaker Emre the casting job, wanting him to audition the candidates, chose the most appropriate one, and follow her candidly with his camera. Emre accepts, not knowing that he in return has also been filmed during this meeting. Emre auditions several female candidates, eager to star in a feature film, and then chooses one to follow, as instructed. Eventually, the main participants are gathered in an old, abandoned mansion on Prince's Island, off the coast of Istanbul.

A young woman waits for her husband to return from one of his regular business trips. However, he never shows up, and her joyful anticipation of seeing him develops into questioning concern and ultimately paralysing fear. The empty apartment becomes a labyrinth of memory and expectation, its silence broken only by the agonising sound of car engines, none of which announce her husband’s arrival…

Ibrahim is a driver whose wife has died. One day he meets a girl who has been raped, and a romantic relationship develops between them.

Tutkum, a university student, is researching an old necklace for her thesis. Guided by her professor, she will visit another professor to hear about past events related to the necklace.

Following the events of the first film, Yiğit seeks help from his friend Görkem by recounting what happened. Setting out together to uncover the mystery, Yiğit is now about to face new horrors.

The second film of the Pandemic Trilogy, “Why Am I Still Here Then?” is a sequel to 61 Street No 4, and it makes the audience experience the unconscious reflection of the Other who entered in the previous film. The monologues throughout the film emphasize the character's feeling of being stuck and her confrontation with the unconscious. As a result of the confrontation, the audience is left with a mind ready to be completely liberated. Experimental narrative, creative montage and sound design come to the forefront in “Why Am I Still Here Then?”, and it narrates us understanding and accepting our unconscious.

The film ‘System Memory Too Low For Words’ devised and produced by Ümit Kıvanç, which transforms Hrant Dink’s words to color, shape and sound, lays before us the ‘errors’ in the ‘system’ which did not allow space for Hrant Dink and his words.

Güzide is a tailor. She has a routine life, strictly adheres to his own rules. One day Leyla comes to Güzide's house with a little girl. Leyla asks Güzide to take care of the child for a few days, says that she will go out of town for work and will get her back. The tailor does not accept. Leyla leaves the house on the pretext of speaking on the phone and does not return. This little girl (Ecca) touches Güzide's past and makes sure she doesn't feel alone. One day Leyla comes back. On that day, Güzide feels her loneliness again.

After his wife's passing, an old man spends one last night in their home—before bidding an unforgettable farewell. Written & directed by Ahmed Said Ağaoğlu. In development.

His father convinced his son, Kahraman, that he was a superhero. Feeling responsible for his father's death in an unfortunate accident, Kahraman vows to discover his superpowers and bring him back. Years have passed, but Kahraman has yet to find his superpowers.

Ra'na dreams of owning a motor boat. But she can't buy it by fishing and selling the caught fish...

In a system where citizens are always counted as "1", a child discovers "0"s.

Muhammed Ali is a deaf and disabled boy. His biggest dream is to be able to walk one day but the intended surgery turns out to be risky and his doctor suggests learning how to swim to improve his condition. Encouraged by his grand-mother, Muhammed Ali now has a new dream in life: becoming a swimming champion.

A gang escapes to a remote mansion after a botched robbery, believing it to be a perfect hiding spot. But supernatural forces soon haunt them, making them pay for their crimes one by one.

Alis, an Armenian woman in Turkey, returns to her summerhouse to find her surroundings gone. Urban change threatens her home. Haunted by childhood traumas, she resists, planting her plastic umbrella as a quiet yet firm defiance.

Desktop images, letters, text messages, interviews and CCTV footage, this aesthetically eclectic, politically daring collection of films by Altyazı Fasikül: Free Cinema stresses the need for criticality in times of censorship and repression.