Short Films Programme (Cert 15)
Sunday 12 March 12.00 noon
Films from Turkey
IN BETWEEN (Arada Kalanlar)
Italy 2005 / DV / Documentary / 14m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Özgür Balci
The plight of refugees in Milan.
SACRIFICE (Adak)
Turkey 2005 / DV / Drama / 6m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Murat Seker
A young man is doing his duty of sacrifice for
the first time. He comes face to face with the
sacrifice.
TENT (Çadir)
Turkey 2005 / DV / Documentary / 14m
Turkish no subtitles
Director: A. Murat Koçak
A short look at the life of a gypsy family and their nomad lifestyle.
STORY TELLER (Hikayeci)
Turkey 2005 / 16mm / Drama / 9m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: A.Korcan Derinsu
In a train station, a man has an unusual job: writing and selling stories.
DESTRUCTION (Yikim)
Turkey 2005 / DV / Drama / 11m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Can Gülbudak
How the war affects human psychology as shown by a young child.
CAPTAIN RIZA (Riza Kaptan)
Turkey 2005 / 35mm / Drama / 10m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Tolga Dilsiz
Captain Riza is the last in a long line of
ferrymen on the Bosphorus but now his days are
numbered.
THE QUILT (Yorgan)
Turkey 2005 / DV / Drama / 10m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Caner Yalcin
A quilt, ordered as a wedding present, is the
starting point for a series of tragic events in
the tense atmosphere of the days that follow
September 12th 1980.
SURA ZILZAL (Zilzal Suresi)
Turkey 2005 / DV / Drama / 14m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Mehmet Bahadir Er
A short film about Sura Zilzal, a section of the
Koran which talks about judgement day.
HARMONIA MUNDI
Turkey 2005 / DV / Experimental / 6m
Director: Veysel Gencten
How would Istanbul look if time passed 100 to 250 times faster than normal?

interval
Films from the UK NIGHTMARE (Kara Kabuslar)
UK 2005 / Digibeta / Music Video / 5m
Turkish no subtitles
Director: Evrim Sanal
Featuring hip-hop artist Yimaz AK09 and a Shadow
Theatre performance that could be either a day
dream or reality.
WRITING ON THE WALL (Duvardaki Yazi)
UK 2005 / DV / Drama / 20m / English
Director: Canan Ibrahim
A tragic love story, set in London, between Greek
Cypriot Michael and Meliha, a young Turkish
Cypriot woman.
AN EYE FOR A TOOTH (Dis Icin Goz Cikarmak)
UK 2005 / DV / Drama / 15m / English/Turkish
Director: Murat Kebir
The story of two families and how they are
affected by the tradition known as "Kan Davasi"
(The Blood Feud).
ANATOLIA IN A NUTSHELL
UK 2005 / DV / Documentary / 10m / English
Director: Elvin Titiz
A photo-documentary celebration of the rich
history of Anatolia, the lives of Turks, Kurds
and Turkish Cypriots in the UK and the events that brought them here…
BEYOND (Otede)
UK 2005 / DV / Drama / 12m / English
Director: Evren Gunes
A film of two parts: HANGING ON is about the
values, traditions and aspects of a culture.
LETTING GO is about escaping from them...

Balik Arts Films
BROTHERS
UK 2005 / DV / Drama / 12m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Group work
Two brothers come into conflict with each other after arriving in London.
INTOLERANCE
UK 2005 / DV / Drama / 9m
Turkish with English subtitles
Director: Group work
Ayse tries to deal with her brother's oppression.
   BODY LANGUAGE (Vucut Dili)
UK 2005 / DV / Drama / 16m
Turkish with English subtitles
Directors: Cigdem Aslan, Songul Yildiz, Metin Sak & Didar Turan
Four short stories about cultural and language
differences: 'Tourists in the Park', 'Lamb
Lettuce', 'Where did you come from?', 'Chicken
Wings'.
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