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FILM PROGRAM at MFA: April 4-6
FILM at The Coolidge Corner: April 13 | ONLINE FILMS: April 4-15
CONCERTS: April 12-25
OPENING NIGHT
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:00pm
FATE
Mukadderat
Director Nadim Güç
Featuring Nur Sürer, Aslıhan Gürbüz, Osman Sonant
90 min. / 2024
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 12:30pm
HAKKI
Director Hikmet Kerem Özcan
Featuring Bülent Emin Yarar, Hülya Gülsen Irmak
95 min. / 2024
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Q&A following film screening
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 3:00pm
HESITATION WOUND
Tereddüt Çizgisi
Director Selman Nacar
Featuring Tülin Özen, Oğulcan Arman Uslu
84 min. / 2023
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm
CYCLE
Döngü
Director Erkan Tahhuşoğlu
Featuring Serpil Gül, Belkıs Akçil, Reyyan Sevim Bülbül
81 min. / 2024
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
April 4 - 13, 2025
Boston Turkish Festival's
19th Documentary & Short Film Competition
Award Winning Films
April 4, 6 and 13 in person | April 4 -15 online
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm
JOIN US FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderated by Film Critic Peter Keough
FOLLOWING THE SCREENING OF "CYCLE"
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:00pm
Preceding feature film "FATE"
SUCH THINGS DON'T HAPPEN IN THIS WORLD
Dünyada Öyle Şeyler Olmuyor
BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Ali Emre Ceylan
Featuring Ercan Kesal, Kıvanç Kürkçü
20 min. / 2024
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm
Preceding feature film "CYCLE"
THE GOOD DEATH
İyi Ölüm
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Hasan Ete
Doc. / 20 min. / 2024
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Q&A following film screening
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm
Preceding feature film "CYCLE"
MORÎ
BEST SHORT FILM
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Yakup Tekintangaç
Short / 19 min. / 2024
DIRECTOR PRESENT
Q&A following film screening
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
FILM at COOLIDGE CORNER
Sunday, April 13, 2024 | 11:00am
GAME CHANGERS
Spielerinnen
BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Aysun Bademsoy
Doc. / 86 min. / 2024
Coolidge Corner Theater
Co-presented with the Goethe-Institut Boston
WATCH FILMS ONLINE
Friday, April 4 - Tuesday, April 15, 2025
FEATURE FILM
ROSINANTE
Director Baran Gündüzalp
Featuring Nilay Erdönmez, Fatih Sönmez, Can Demir
103 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
Watch award-winning films of the BTF's 19th Documentary & Short Film Competition
A JOURNEY TO THE BLACK SEA
Horona Duranlar
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Bahriye Kabadayı Dal
Doc. / 49 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
BETWEEN DELICATE AND VIOLENT
Zarafet ve Şiddet Arasında
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Şirin Bahar Demirel
Doc. / 15 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
HARVEST OF LIGHT
Işığın Hasadı
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Esin Özalp Öztürk
Doc. / 52 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
HOPES FROM THE TREE
Ağaçtan Umutlar
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Haydar Demirtaş
Doc. / 76 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
SAFE SPACE
Güvenli Alan
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Nurcan Çoban
Doc. / 13 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
UFKU AND ULVIYE
Ufku ve Ulviye
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Erkan Tahhuşoğlu
Doc. / 25 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
WINE DARK SEA
Şarap Rengi Deniz
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Nefin Dinç
Doc. / 43 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
YAREN
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Dirctor Mehmet Ali Poyraz
Doc. / 7min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
A FAMILY
Bir Aile
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Murat Çetinkaya
Short / 20 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
A TAXI IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
Gecenin Ortasında Bir Taksi
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director İlkay Demir
Short / 20 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
BREATH
Nefes
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Cem Terbiyeli
Short / 16 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
CHICKEN BROTH SOUP
Tavuk Suyuna Çorba
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Deniz Büyükkırlı
Short / 18 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
ESCAPISM
Kaçanlar
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Deniz Cengiz
Short / 15 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
RED
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Elif Boyacıoğlu
Anim. Short / 2 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
THE APPLE
Sêv
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Mehmet Acaruk
Short / 15 min. / 2023
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
THE SHELL
Kabuk
SPECIAL MENTION
BTF Doc & Short Film Competition
Director Sema Güler
Short / 16 min. / 2024
WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15
MUSIC PROGRAM
Saturday, April 12 - Friday, April 25, 2025
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 8:00pm
HANDE DALKILIÇ
Piano
ALİ HOCA: FANTASY SUITE FOR PIANO, Op.76
25 Mysterious Historical Places in Northern Cyprus
WORLD PREMIERE
Ali Hoca's Fantasy Suite for Piano, Op. 76, a sweeping concertante suite, was
born from the isolation of the first pandemic lockdown and finalized in May
2020. This musical pilgrimage through Northern Cyprus encompasses 25 significant
historical locations, beginning with the ancient Vuni Palace and culminating in
the majestic Selimiye Mosque in Nicosia. The suite is a heartfelt dedication to
pianist Hande Dalkılıç, and its world premiere will be performed in this concert.
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 8:00pm
THE UTAR ARTUN TRIO
Jazz Standards in Turquoise Notes
The Utar Artun Trio’s latest project "Jazz Standards in Turquoise Notes"
explores the blue note from a multicultural and microtonal perspective, giving
audiences a chance to experience jazz in a whole new way.
Utar Artun, piano
Vlade Guigni, drums
Youngchae Jeong, bass
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 8:00pm
SÜEDA ÇATAKOĞLU
Album Release Concert:
Süeda Çatakoğlu Releases Debut EP, Chiron
A Journey of Personal Growth and Healing
Süeda Çatakoğlu, piano and vocal
Filippo Novi Goller, bass
Arthur Simoes, melodica and piano
Mehrpouya Daneshvar, clarinet
Kerem Seçkin, drums
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
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
Turkish American Cultural Society of New England
Turkish Airlines
Açılış Filmi
Mukadderat / 2024 / Uzun Kurmaca / Nadim Güç / 01:31:00
Ağaçtan Umutlar (Hopes From The Tree) / 2023 / Uzun Belgesel / Haydar Demirtaş /
01:16:00
Bir Aile (A Family) / 2024 / Kurmaca / Murat Çetinkaya / 00:19:57
Döngü / 2022 / Uzun Kurmaca / Erkan Tahhuşoğlu / 01:21:00
Dünyada Öyle Şeyler Olmuyor (Such Things Don’t Happen In This World) / 2024 /
Kurmaca / Ali Emre Ceylan / 00:20:00
Elma (Apple) (Sev) / 2023 / Kurmaca / Mehmet Acaruk / 00:15:00
Gecenin Ortasında Bir Taksi (A Taxi In The Middle of The Night) / 2023 / Kurmaca
/ İlkay Demir / 00:19:55
Güvenli Alan (Safe Space) / 2024 / Deneysel Belgesel / Nurcan Çoban / 00:13:06
Hakkı / 2024 / Uzun Kurmaca / Hikmet Kerem Özcan / 01:38:00
Horona Duranlar (A Journey to The Blacksea) / 2024 / Uzun Belgesel / Bahriye
Kabadayı Dal / 00:49:34
Işığın Hasadı (Harvest of Light) / 2024 / Uzun Belgesel / Esin Özalp Öztürk /
00:52:00
İyi Ölüm (The Good Death) / 2024 / Belgesel / Hasan Ete / 00:20:00
Kabuk / 2024 / Kurmaca / Sema Güler / 00:16:00
Kaçanlar (Escapism) / 2023 / Kurmaca / Deniz Cengiz / 00:15:00
Morî / 2024 / Kurmaca / Yakup Tekintangaç / 00:19:18
Nefes (Breath) / 2023 / Kurmaca / Cem Terbiyeli / 00:16:39
Red / 2024 / Canlandırma / Elif Boyacıoğlu / 00:01:00
Rosinante / 2023 / Uzun Kurmaca / Baran Gündüzalp / 01:43:00
Spielerinnen (Game Changers) (Oyunun Kaderini Değiştirenler) / 2024 / Uzun
Belgesel / Aysun Bademsoy / 01:26:00
Şarap Rengi Deniz (Wıne Dark Sea) / 2024 / Uzun Belgesel / Nefin Dinç / 00:43:00
Tavuk Suyuna Çorba (Chicken Broth Soup) / 2024 / Kurmaca / Deniz Büyükkırlı /
00:18:37
Tereddüt Çizgisi / 2022 / Uzun Kurmaca / Selman Nacar / 01:24:00
Ufku ve Ülviye (Ufku & Ülviye) / 2024 / Belgesel / Erkan Tahhuşoğlu / 00:25:00
Yaren / 2024 / Belgesel / Mehmet Ali Poyraz / 00:07:04
Zarafet ve Şiddet Arasında (Between Delicate and Violent) / 2023 / Deneysel
Belgesel / Şirin Bahar Demirel / 00:15:00
En İyi Film Ödülü Alan Filmler
İyi Ölüm (The Good Death) / 2024 / Belgesel / Hasan Ete / 00:20:00
Morî / 2024 / Kurmaca / Yakup Tekintangaç / 00:19:18
