Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

In ancient Antioch, the water nymph Daphne, fleeing the obsessive love of the Sun God Apollo, pleads to the gods for freedom and receives a gift that will both save and imprison her.

Melis, a PhD students meets with a 70's erotic movie star to write a thesis on her career and the period. As Melis keeps interviewing her, she realizes this former star Alev Hanzade has a blurry past and dark secrets.

Everything is going well in the life of an ordinary girl, until she buys a pack of cigarettes.

A man returning home from work steps into the elevator, ignorant of what is to come.

Turkey's longest sailing race at 555 nautical miles... A challenging journey lasting 84 hours... In this documentary, you'll witness the thrilling adventure of the Orange Sailing team.

This subjective documentary tells the journey towards the home of Marie from Adana, an Armenian forcibly converted to Islam. It's a story of searching for roots and not finding them. From Adana's old Armenian memory sites to the diplomatic archives of Nantes (France) and to the disruptive searches of treasure hunters, Sweet Home Adana brings together the fragments related to different aspects of denial and forgetting.

The documentary tells about the rights violations experienced by mothers and children in prisons in Turkey, who are forced to stay with their mothers in prisons for children aged 0-6, their traumas after prison, and the effects they have on children. According to the European juvenile conventions and the Turkish constitution, children between the ages of 0-6 should not go to prison with their mothers. Rezan ZUĞURLİ ATAŞ, who was the youngest and most voted mayor of Turkey in the 2014 elections, was imprisoned because of his political views, along with his one-year-old child, through the eyes of a mother, the rights violations and unlawfulness they experienced in prison, and the effects it left on children aged 0-6. documentary film that conveys the effects to the audience with the narration of the expert psychologist and the mother.

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.

Hamza Huzur is a 55-year-old retired man who has worked as a bodyguard for celebrities for many years. He loves his only child, Dolunay, very much. When Dolunay graduates from school, she wants to introduce her boyfriend Burak, whom she is planning to marry, to her family. Hamza is devastated. Hamza's wife, Nurkan, warns him not to let the turmoil consume him and to try to stay calm. When Burak arrives, Hamza can't resist testing Burak's boundaries, and a cat-and-mouse game begins between the prospective son-in-law Burak and the prospective father-in-law Hamza. Dolunay and Nurkan, however, put a painful end to this game.

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.

Cuckoo bird can not see no one in the village, despite all adversities, seeking not give up looking for the story of a little peasant girl.

In this Turkish Superman ripoff, Aydemir Akbas plays both hero "Super Selami" and hooked villain "Cengel"

Reflects life, longings and a major “fear” in the subconscious of a 12-years old “woodcutter” girl living under very hard conditions in the forest of Toros Mountains at an altitude of approximately 2000 m. The documentary, aiming to symbolize a little-known but common practice of child labour, accomplishes a dramatic portrayal of laborers who work for Ministery of Forestry totally deprived of social security.

Five separate films, each covering a 20-year period, which are independent of one another and average half an hour in length, in order to cover every period and convey the Fenerbahçe of different generations.The film features visuals from numerous collections and archives, along with interviews with individuals who witnessed the eras firsthand and became their heroes, as well as unforgettable footballers.

1+8 is a dynamic eight-screen video installation about Turkey and her eight neighbors based on the feature film of the same name directed by Cynthia Madansky and Angelika Brudniak. Each screen features life on both sides of the border, from Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Nakchivan [Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan] to Syria.

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…

Duygu Sagiroglu, known as an art director, depicts the class conflict and exposes the injustice and contradictions of the modern Turkish life. Yilmaz Güney confirms his acting qualities with a pathetic composition.

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.

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.

PSA about turning off your phone in the theater.

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.

Turkish men talk about their moustache. They discuss the importance of the moustache from a social, historical, political and aesthetic point of view. Is the moustache a symbol of masculinity? Does it have a heroic meaning? Does it represent one’s political view? The film reflects on these questions from men’s point of view. With her creative outlook, Belmin Söylemez successfully depicts a humorous and lasting portrait of men in Turkey based on the moustache.

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.

Tolga, the son of a wealthy family, wants to escape his family's pressure. He leaves home and embarks on a boat trip without knowing where he is going. On the same boat, he meets Meral, who, like him, has set out on a journey without her family's consent. During the trip, Tolga and Meral get to know each other closely, and a love affair develops between them.

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.

Mehmet, a married man and father of one child, works as an imam. The young man, who has different ideals, quits his job to pursue his dream of becoming a director. Although Mehmet wants to make a new film, his financial difficulties prevent him from doing so. During this process, Mehmet separates from his wife and, unable to care for his daughter Ayşe, is forced to leave her in a nursery, plunging him into a deep crisis.

Leyla and Tarik are trying to attain each other, but misfortune follows them.