7^th ANNUAL BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVAL^SM

October 29 - November 30, 2002

Tuesday, October 29

12:30 p.m

TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION

10 p.m.

 

TURKISH REPUBLIC NIGHT

Live Turkish Pop Music: Yeliz-Bilgehan-Cem

Dance Music with Special Guest DJ Seyhan

LEVEL Boston at Il Panino

Saturday, November 9

3 p.m.

Film: "FILLER VE CIMEN" - Elephants and Grass

 

Director:    Dervis Zaim

Cast:            Bulent Kayabas, Ali Surmeli, Sanem Celik

In Turkish with English subtitles, 120 min., 2000.  

Click here for a synopsis of the film

Sunday, November 10

COMMEMORATING MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK

6 p.m.

Documentary:    "ATATURK"

by Tolga Ornek.   In English, 81 min.

Click here to read about the film

7:30 p.m.

Documentary:    "SARI ZEYBEK"

by Can Dundar.   In Turkish, 50 min.

Click here to read about the film (In Turkish)

Saturday, November 16

3 p.m.

Documentary: "NEMRUT: THE THRONE OF GODS"

Director: Tolga Ornek.   In English, 52 min, 2001.

Click here to read about the film

4 p.m.

Documentary: "DESPERATE HOURS"

Director: Victoria Barrett.  In English, 64 min, 2001.

Click here for a synopsis of the film

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

6 p.m.

Turkish Classical Music Concert

Eylem Basaldi, violin; Kareem Roustom, ud; Jamal Sinno, kanun; Karim Mohammed, percussion

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

3 p.m.

Film: "MAYIS SIKINTISI" - Clouds of May

Director:    Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast:            Muzaffer Ozdemir, Mehmet Emin Ceylan, Fatma Ceylan

 

In Turkish with English subtitles, 100 min., 1999

Click here for a synopsis of the film

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

6 p.m.

Concert: SANLIKOL-MUTLU-PIENASOLA JAZZ TRIO

Acoustic jazz - original compositions

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27

6 p.m.

Concert: STEPHANE WREMBEL TRIO

featuring    Bilgehan Tuncer, acoustic guitar

                    Stephane Wrembel, acoustic guitar

                    Jared Engel, bass

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30

6 p.m.

Film: "MELEKLER EVI" - House of Angels

Director:    Omer Kavur

Cast:            Talat Bulut, Ahmet Alaoglu, Hande Ataizi

In Turkish with English subtitles, 109 min., 2000.

Click here for a synopsis of the film

This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.