FINALIST ANKARA 1979 Directed by Can Karayalçın Short / 20 min. / 2025 / with English subtitles Cast: Bennu Yıldırımlar, Enes Has, Altan Gördüm, Berke Gündem In the late 1970s, as political turmoil gripped Ankara, Türkiye, Faruk returns home wounded after posting illegal flyers. As political unrest seeps into daily life, he struggles between his ideals and his family duties. His mother Mutal’s quiet resolve shields her sons, while within the home, small acts of defiance reveal the fragile existence of a family living under the looming shadow of the approaching military coup. Selected Festivals and Awards USA Film Festival (2026): Best Short Student Film Award İzmir Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Beverly Hills International Film Festival, USA (2026) Kaş Short Film Festival, Türkiye (2026) Director Can Karayalçın Can Karayalçın is a Turkish filmmaker and cinematographer based in New York. Born in Ankara, he moved to the United States at the age of eighteen to study Film/Video at Pratt Institute, where he developed a visual approach rooted in realism, emotional nuance, and spatial storytelling. Primarily working as a cinematographer, he has shot a wide range of narrative and documentary projects. His work includes a nomination at the 45th International Cinematographers’ Festival Manaki Brothers for Speedy Romeo and contributions to productions such as the Disney+ series Actress, directed by Soner Caner. As a director, Karayalçın often serves as his own cinematographer, believing in a unified visual and emotional language. Drawing on his upbringing in Turkey and experiences in the diaspora, his films focus on interior lives set against socially and politically charged landscapes. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026 6:30 p.m. Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street TICKET INFORMATION: GET YOUR DAILY PASS With the DAILY PASS you can watch any or all the films screened on October 30 OR BUY A COMPETITION PASS With the COMPETITION PASS you can watch all the films screened at the Goethe-Institut Boston on October 30 & Nov. 6-8