Banu Fotocan

When Lodos go back to Istanbul, he would be a criminal.

Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival trough a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. (altinportakal.tursak.org.tr)

Known for his short films Rıfat and The Letter, Emin Alper's debut feature Beyond the Hill premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. After his retirement Faik returns to his hometown in the country and starts to work the land he inherited from his grandfather. A sharecropper nomadic family takes care of his lands and his flock of goats. His son and his two grandsons arrive on a hot summer day for vacation only to witness Faik heatedly quarrelling with the neighbouring nomads. (iksv.org)

For Deniz and her family, the end of summer marks the return to the rhythms of middle-class life. Children go back to school, friends reunite, men return to their shops and women start their work on local events. Deniz and her friends start thinking about a university, a career and the possibility of having a life of their own. Every decision, friend, crush and responsibility starts acquiring a new gravity, manifest themselves in subtle ways.

A moorland film about a boy called Aslan and a fighter dog named Sivas (Official Facebook Page)

In a town in Turkey, a young couple looks for some privacy. They are rejected from the hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. When they think they have found a way, the situation gets out of hand. (imdb)

A reclusive woman in her thirties leads a life frozen in time in a cave-like room. In her rare trips to the city, she chats with an oarswoman haunted by the devils. She searches for her twin sister in unfrequented corners of the city. In this journey in which time and space are out of joint, a same dream is recounted time after time. (imdb)

Losing his father at a very young age, Bekir lives with his mother Rabia and grandfather İlyas, who jointly run a haberdashery store. When İlyas passes away, to spare him grief young Bekir is told that “his beloved grandfather has gone to the moon and become Grandpa Moon.” Bekir dreams of flying to the moon with a bicycle like in the movie Turkish E.T. to see his grandfather again... (film.iksv.org)

The night long journey of the 4 soldiers discharged from the army. (imdb)

A man builds a well in a rural village.

A room, an old couch, a dining table, a TV, an old heater and a mirror right next to it. In the room the woman prepares dinner for her husband. The camera enters the room gently and we witness the couple's troubled marriage.

Doğu is a young man who is not successful in anything. The dream of Doğu, which is not supported by anyone, is to be a comedian. He strives to make his dream come true.

In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the letters, in which appears Selma, an inmate's wife. More than an inspiration, she becomes an obsession for Zakir. He observes her, makes up stories, and imagines the worst to the extent that he puts himself at great risk. (imdb)

Follows the story of a fair and loved bully.

After a worker is severely injured in their family business, Kadir is forced into making a moral decision, which will have an impact on his dreams, his family and the life of the injured worker's wife.

The story of Ferhat and Asli, a couple who are in the process of divorce.