DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION
December 2 - 7, 2008
Co-presented with the Howard Thurman Center at Boston University, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Enjoy this rare opportunity to view films of the competition, the first of its kind organized in North America. The competition has already transformed to a great tradition where Bostonians are able to explore works of the emerging filmmakers first hand. Each year more than hundred films are submitted from numerous countries including Armenia, Canada, Germany, Holland, Iran, Norway, Turkey, U.K., U.S.A..
After a careful elimination process, a total of 30 films will be screened in this year's program at Boston University and the Museum of Fine Arts. All films are in English or with English subtitles.
Members of this year's Competition Jury include:
Haden Guest, Director, Harvard Film Archive
Peter Keough, Film Editor - Boston Phoenix
Bo Smith, Director, Denver Film Society; Curator Emeritus, Film Program, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In addition to the 'Best Documentary" and "Best Short Film" Awards to be selected by the jury, we will also announce the "Audience Awards". Ballots will be distributed at the beginning of each film screening and will be collected in the end. Therefore, we invite you all 'movie enthusiasts' to come and participate in this fun process!
Documentary & Short Film Competition
Finalists
Screening Schedule
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
6:00 p.m.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
DOCUMENTARIES
How Beautiful You Are Belami (Ne Kadar Guzelsin Belami)
Directed by Can Diker
2008 / 13' 45" / Turkey
The Vanished Bus (Kayip Otobus)
Directed by Fevzi Tanpinar
2007 / 54' 24" / TRNC
TransAsia (TransAsya)
Directed by Bingol Elmas
2008 / 72 min / Turkey
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
SHORT FILMS
Butimar: Trilogy of Mother and Son (Butimar: Anne Ogul Uclemesi)
Directed by Erol Mintas
2008 / 20 min / Turkey
Downstairs (Ayak Altinda)
Directed by M. Cem Oztufekci
2007 / Turkey / 18' 52"
The Collapse (Cokuntu)
Directed by Emrah Ozturk
2007 / TRNC / 2' 20"
Dimension (Boyut)
Directed by Leona Hamsikova
2008 / Czech Republic/Turkey / 16' 6"
The Dreams of Lost Time (Kayip Zaman Dusleri)
Directed by Faysal Soysal
2007 / Turkey-Iran / 15 min
Geranium (Sardunya)
Directed by Mustafa Emin Buyukcoskun
2008 / Turkey / 18 min
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Friday, December 5, 2008
3:30 p.m.
Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
DOCUMENTARIES
Rumi: The Dance of Love (Mevlana: Askin Dansi)
Directed by Kursat Kizbaz
Documentary / 2008 / Turkey / 60 min
Inspirations (Simavnali Bedreddin)
Directed by Nurdan Arca
2006 / Turkey / 52 min
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
1:00 p.m.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
WOMEN IN SOCIETY: DOCUMENTARIES & SHORTS
We Can Doo It
Directed by Raffie Davtian
2008 / Armenia-Iran / 8' 50"
Break (Mola)
Directed by Ceren Atasoy
2008 / Turkey / 4' 35"
Dialogues in the Dark (Karanlikta Diyaloglar)
Directed by Melek Ulagay Taylan
Documentary / 2006 / Turkey / 65 min
How is it like outside? (Disarisi Nasil?)
Directed by Nursel Dogan
2007 / Turkey / 46 min
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
3:15 p.m.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
SHORT FILMS
Mizansen
Directed by Faysal Soysal
Short / 2008 / Turkey-USA / 3 min
Eggclusion
Directed by Kamil Mingu
Animation / 2007 / Turkey / 6' 22"
Point of View (Bakis Acisi)
Directed by Leona Hamsikova
Short / 2007 / Czech Republic-Turkey / 3' 6"
Plus-Minus (Arti-Eksi)
Directed by Mehmet Yazan
2008 / Turkey / 16' 25"
The Waiting (Bekleyis)
Directed by Emine Emel Balci
2008 / Turkey / 14 min
Omega Fox (Omega Tilki)
Directed by Melisa Onel
2007 / Turkey / 14 min
The Slope (Yokus)
Directed by Mehmet Can Mertoglu
2008 / Turkey / 14 min
The Disconnected (Tutunamayanlar)
Directed by Savas Baykal
Short / 2007 / Turkey / 19' 51"
Daisy (Papatya)
Directed by Ilker Emon
2008 / Turkey / 8' 52"
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
1:00 p.m.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
WOMEN IN SOCIETY: DOCUMENTARIES
She-J (She-J: Madalyonun Obur Yuzu)
Directed by Elvan Kivilcim
2007 / Turkey / 63 min / In English, Dutch and Turkish with English subtitles
Women of the Lake (Golun Kadinlari)
Directed by Emine Emel Balci
2007 / Turkey / 24' 10" / In Turkish with English subtitles
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
3:00 p.m.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
GENDER, IDENTITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: DOCUMENTARIES & SHORTS
Zero Tolerance to Torture (Iskenceye Sifir Tolerans)
Directed by by Armagan Pekkaya & Umut Kol
2008 / Turkey / 22 min / In Turkish with English subtitles
Uglies and the Mirrors (Suratsizlar ve Aynalar)
Directed by Savas Baykal
2008 / Turkey / 19' 54" / In Turkish with English subtitles
Silhouette
Directed by Shahriar Pourseyedian
2008 / Iran / 32 min / In Persian with English subtitles
Gender Me
Directed by Nefise Ozkal
2008 / Norway / 52 min / In Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Norwegian with English subtitles
