THE FILMS OF DERVIS ZAIM

Boston Turkish Film Festival and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are proud to present the first retrospective of Director Dervis Zaim's films in North America.

Dervis Zaim's Somersault in a Coffin (Tabutta Rövasata, 1996) was his debut as director and screenwriter, which won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Montpellier, San Francisco, Thessalonika and Torino. It was followed by Elephants and Grass (Filler ve Cimen, 2000), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and Mud (Camur, 2003), the winner of  the UNESCO Award at the Venice Film Festival. Zaim made a trilogy, themed around traditional Turkish arts: Waiting for Heaven (Cenneti Beklerken, 2006), nominated for the Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival; Dot (Nokta, 2008), winning awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul; and Shadows and Faces (Golgeler ve Suretler, 2010), winner of the Turkish Film Critics Association Award at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

Dervis Zaim is the recipient of 2011 Boston Turkish Film Festival Excellence in Turkish Cinema Award. >>

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Opening Night (Director Present)
SHADOWS AND FACES Golgeler ve Suretler 2010/116 min. Thurs., Feb. 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Discussion with the director after the screening	DOT Nokta 2008/78 min. Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	WAITING FOR HEAVEN Cenneti Beklerken 2006/107 min. Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 1:15 p.m. Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
MUD Camur 2003/98 min. Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 3:30 p.m. Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	ELEPHANTS AND GRASS Filler ve Cimen 2000/115 min. Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 1:00 p.m. Alfond Auditorium, G36 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	SOMERSAULT IN A COFFIN Tabutta Rovasata 1996/76 min. Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 3:30 p.m. Alfond Auditorium, G36 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

All films are with English subtitles