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24th BOSTON TURKISH FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL


A TAXI IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

Gecenin Ortasında Bir Taksi

Directed by  İLKAY DEMİR


SPECIAL MENTION

Boston Turkish Festival's 19th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition


gecenin ortasinda bir taksi. A taxi in the middle of the night.


Short / 20 min. / 2023 / with English subtitles

Cast: Cansu Fırıncı, Seyhan Arman 


SYNOPSIS


Ahmet, a taxi driver, picks up a transgender woman one night. The woman immediately recognizes her old friend, Ahmet, but Ahmet is unable to identify her. They engage in a guessing game to see if Ahmet can figure out who she is.


SELECTED FESTIVALS AND AWARDS


  • Boston Turkish Festival’s 19th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition (2024): Special Mention
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İLKAY DEMİR

Director


Born in 1986 in Türkiye, Ilkay Demir moved to France with her family at the age of four. After graduating with a degree in Film and Audiovisual Arts from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, she gained experience as an assistant on various cinema and television projects.