The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival
The Vancouver Turkish Film Festival takes over the Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour Street) from Friday to Sunday (January 23 to 25). The festival showcases the best in contemporary Turkish cinema and features internationally acclaimed movies, documentaries, and short films.
This year’s festival kicks off with the opening night gala screening of Coming Soon, a love-letter to the golden age of Turkish cinema by comedy director Cem Yilmaz.
On Saturday, two documentaries will be shown.
My Child tells the story of an inspiring group of parents in Turkey whose children are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Directed by Can Candan, My Child won Best Film at the 15th annual Thessaloniki International LGBTQ Film Festival in Greece.
Taskafa, which follows, is a documentary by Andrea Luka Zimmerman about memory and the most necessary forms of belonging.
Saturday afternoon will also feature a short films program. Silent by Rezan Yseilbas, Country by Onur Yagiz, and Uncle Seref and His Shadow by Bugra Dedeoglu will all be shown.
Feature films on Saturday include Whisper If I Forget, a 2014 movie about two sisters living in a conservative Turkish town during the 1970s. Singing Women by Reha Erdem follows an unlikely group of distressed women united by their energy, hope, and faith.
Consequences by Ozan Aciktan and Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci round out Saturday night’s film offerings at the festival.
The final day of the festival presents four movies. Turkish Passport tells the story of diplomats posted to Turkish embassies during World War II. Mold by Ali Aydin follows an isolated man trying to bring back his son after he was taken into police custody for anti-government protests.
Thou Gild’st the Even is one of the most daring and unorthodox films to emerge onto the Turkish film scene. Finally, The Butterfly’s Dream centres on the friendship of two aspiring poets in 1940s Turkey.
Tickets to the Turkish Film Festival can be purchased online in advance.
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Adem
Jan 21, 2015 at 2:31am
That is great news. The movie "My child" sounds good and interesting. Life of a LGBT and their parent's perspective in a country which has majority of muslims in its population.