12th BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVALSM

Colors of Anatolia
 
OCTOBER 29 - DECEMBER 15, 2007
  
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November 30 - December 9, 2007 


THE FILMS OF REHA ERDEM


12th Boston Turkish Festival proudly presents the first North America retrospective of the films of Reha Erdem, a rare opportunity to watch the films of one of the young directors of contemporary Turkish cinema, who recently has received remarkable international attention with "Time and Winds". The film enthusiasts in Boston are familiar to the works of Reha Erdem with films such as "A Run for Money" and "What's a Human Anyway?", screened at the Boston Turkish Film Festivals in previous years. In this retrospective you will have an opportunity to watch all his works, including his rarely screened but internationally acknowledged film, "Oh Moon". 


Co-presented with  the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

 

Friday - November 30, 2007    at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday - December 1, 2007  at 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday - December 5, 2007  at 8:00 p.m.
Friday - December 7  at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday - December 9  at 3:45 p.m.

Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Directions

 



 

 
TIMES AND WINDS
 
Bes Vakit


screened with SONG OF THE SEA (Deniz Turkusu)

Directed by Reha Erdem

2006 / 111 min. 35mm.
In Turkish with English subtitles   

CAST: Ozkan Ozen, Ali Bey Kayali, Elit Iscan, Bulent Emin Yarar, Taner Birsel, Yigit Ozsener


This magical film is a haunting portrait of the tensions that lie beneath the seemingly placid surface of a remote, beautiful and rugged mountain village perched between sea and sky, untouched by the modern world. The director's fourth feature recounts the dreams and desires of villagers whose simple lives are regulated by the calls to prayer that divide the day (and the film) into five sections (the Turkish title literally translates as "five times").



Selected Festivals and Awards:
25th Istanbul International Film Festival - Best Turkish Film & FIPRECI Awards
2007 TRIBECA Film Festival


SONG OF THE SEA

Deniz Turkusu


Directed by Reha Erdem

2001 / 4 min.   

A short film inspired by the poem, "Song of the Sea", of the famous Turkish poet Yahya Kemal Beyatli.
 


Director REHA ERDEM:


Reha Erdem began his studies in history at Bogazici University in Istanbul. In 1983, he went to Paris 8 University to major in Cinema and Modern Art and completed a graduate degree. He directed his first feature film, A Ay (Oh Moon) in 1989. It received awards at the Nantes Film Festival, and was screened at the Locarno, Moscow, Vancouver and Dunkerque Film Festivals. His second feature, Kac Para Kac (A Run for Money, 1999) represented Turkey at the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. It was featured at the Tokyo, Munich, London, Oslo, Thessaloniki and Seattle Film Festivals, and also was screened in the 3rd Boston Turkish Film Festival in 2004. Erdem was invited to direct Hizmetciler (The Maids) by Jean Genet for the Istanbul National Theater in 1991. He directed a short film called Deniz Turkusu (The Sea Song), inspired by the poem of famous Turkish poet Yahya Kemal Bayatli. Since 1990, he has directed over a hundred TV commercials. In 1993, he founded Atlantik Film production company with Omer Atay.
Filmography:

Times and Winds / Bes Vakit (2006)
What's A Human Anyway? / Insan Nedir ki? a.k.a. Korkuyorum Anne (2004)
Song of the Sea / Deniz Turkusu (Short, 2001)
A Run for Money / Kac Para Kac (1999)
Oh Moon / A Ay (1989)