NON-COMPETITION WHY I CAME TO AMERICA: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MY GRANDFATHERS Neden Geldim Amerika’ya: Dedelerimin İzinde Directed by Mesut Gengeç Doc. / 46 min. / 2025 / with English subtitles Bosphorus Film Festival, Türkiye (2025) Director Mesut Gengeç Mesut Gengeç is a Turkish filmmaker, director, and producer whose diverse body of work spans narrative features, historical documentaries, and television programming. Beginning his career in technical roles on short films like FM (1997) and Çengelli İğne (2002), Gengeç went on to direct and produce prominent television series and docuseries for major networks and streaming platforms, including Tivibu’s İftardan Sahura (2018), GAİN’s Yakın Tarihin Tanıkları (2021), and TRT Tabii’s Vatikan’daki İzlerimiz (2024). His extensive documentary portfolio focuses on cultural heritage, historical architecture, and biographical portraits, featuring works such as Ben Ömer (2016), Mimar Piri Sinan (2017), Yerebatan Sarnıcı (2022), and Neden Geldim Amerika’ya: Dedelerimin İzinde (2025). In 2025, Gengeç expanded into narrative feature filmmaking as the director and producer of Bağ Bozumu.   FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026 9:00 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 November 6 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