Celebrating 20 Years! BTF DOCUMENTARY & SHORT FILM COMPETITION October 30 - November 16, 2025

JOIN US FOR
BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVAL'S
20th ANNUAL
DOCUMENTARY & SHORT FILM COMPETITION OPENING

Co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Film Program

Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston
Alfond Auditorium

ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES
Hemme'nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri

Written and Directed by Murat Fıratoğlu
83 min. / 2024 / with English subtitles
Cast: Murat Fıratoğlu, Sefer Fıratoğlu , Salih Taşçı , Güneş Sayın , Ali Barkın Birkan

* Türkiye’s Entry for the 98th Academy Awards
* World Premiere and Orizzonti Special Jury Prize: Venice Film Festival
* Best Film: Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
* Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay: Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

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Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 2:00 p.m.
Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium

THE CHORDS OF CHANGE
Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı

Directed by Yağız Alp Akaydın
128 min. / 2024 / with English subtitles
Cast: Salih Bademci, Ertan Saban, Okan Yalabık, Ahmet Rıfat Sungar,
Melis Sezen, Birce Akalay, Mehmet Özgür, Bensu Soral, Emre Karayel

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Boston Turkish Festival's
20th Annual Documentary & Short Film Competition
October 30 - November 16, 2025

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FILM PROGRAM at MFA: April 4-6 FILM at The Coolidge Corner: April 13 | ONLINE FILMS: April 4-15 CONCERTS: April 12-25 IN THE NEWS: BOSTON MAGAZINE: Things To Do This Week in Boston WBUR: 12 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this spring
OPENING NIGHT Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:00pm FATE Mukadderat Director Nadim Güç Featuring Nur Sürer, Aslıhan Gürbüz, Osman Sonant 90 min. / 2024 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 12:30pm HAKKI Director Hikmet Kerem Özcan Featuring Bülent Emin Yarar, Hülya Gülsen Irmak 95 min. / 2024 DIRECTOR PRESENT Q&A following film screening Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...
Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 3:00pm HESITATION WOUND Tereddüt Çizgisi Director Selman Nacar Featuring Tülin Özen, Oğulcan Arman Uslu 84 min. / 2023 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm CYCLE Döngü Director Erkan Tahhuşoğlu Featuring Serpil Gül, Belkıs Akçil, Reyyan Sevim Bülbül 81 min. / 2024 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...
April 4 - 13, 2025 Boston Turkish Festival's 19th Documentary & Short Film Competition Award Winning Films April 4, 6 and 13 in person | April 4 -15 online	Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm JOIN US FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION Moderated by Film Critic Peter Keough FOLLOWING THE SCREENING OF "CYCLE"
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:00pm Preceding feature film "FATE" SUCH THINGS DON'T HAPPEN IN THIS WORLD Dünyada Öyle Şeyler Olmuyor BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Ali Emre Ceylan Featuring Ercan Kesal, Kıvanç Kürkçü 20 min. / 2024 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm Preceding feature film "CYCLE" THE GOOD DEATH İyi Ölüm BEST DOCUMENTARY BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Hasan Ete Doc. / 20 min. / 2024 DIRECTOR PRESENT Q&A following film screening Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 1:30pm Preceding feature film "CYCLE" MORÎ BEST SHORT FILM BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Yakup Tekintangaç Short / 19 min. / 2024 DIRECTOR PRESENT Q&A following film screening Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MORE...	FILM at COOLIDGE CORNER Sunday, April 13, 2024 | 11:00am GAME CHANGERS Spielerinnen BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Aysun Bademsoy Doc. / 86 min. / 2024 Coolidge Corner Theater Co-presented with the Goethe-Institut Boston MORE...
WATCH FILMS ONLINE Friday, April 4 - Tuesday, April 15, 2025
FEATURE FILM ROSINANTE Director Baran Gündüzalp Featuring Nilay Erdönmez, Fatih Sönmez, Can Demir 103 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
Watch award-winning films of the BTF's 19th Documentary & Short Film Competition
A JOURNEY TO THE BLACK SEA Horona Duranlar SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Bahriye Kabadayı Dal Doc. / 49 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	BETWEEN DELICATE AND VIOLENT Zarafet ve Şiddet Arasında SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Şirin Bahar Demirel Doc. / 15 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
HARVEST OF LIGHT Işığın Hasadı SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Esin Özalp Öztürk Doc. / 52 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	HOPES FROM THE TREE Ağaçtan Umutlar SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Haydar Demirtaş Doc. / 76 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
SAFE SPACE Güvenli Alan SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Nurcan Çoban Doc. / 13 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	UFKU AND ULVIYE Ufku ve Ulviye SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Erkan Tahhuşoğlu Doc. / 25 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
WINE DARK SEA Şarap Rengi Deniz SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Nefin Dinç Doc. / 43 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	YAREN SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Mehmet Ali Poyraz Doc. / 7min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
A FAMILY Bir Aile SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Murat Çetinkaya Short / 20 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	A TAXI IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Gecenin Ortasında Bir Taksi SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director İlkay Demir Short / 20 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
BREATH Nefes SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Cem Terbiyeli Short / 16 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	CHICKEN BROTH SOUP Tavuk Suyuna Çorba SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Deniz Büyükkırlı Short / 18 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
ESCAPISM Kaçanlar SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Deniz Cengiz Short / 15 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	RED SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Elif Boyacıoğlu Anim. Short / 2 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
THE APPLE Sêv SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Mehmet Acaruk Short / 15 min. / 2023 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...	THE SHELL Kabuk SPECIAL MENTION BTF Doc & Short Film Competition Director Sema Güler Short / 16 min. / 2024 WATCH ONLINE | April 4 - 15 MORE...
MUSIC PROGRAM Saturday, April 12 - Friday, April 25, 2025
	Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 8:00pm HANDE DALKILIÇ Piano ALİ HOCA: FANTASY SUITE FOR PIANO, Op.76 25 Mysterious Historical Places in Northern Cyprus WORLD PREMIERE Ali Hoca's Fantasy Suite for Piano, Op. 76, a sweeping concertante suite, was born from the isolation of the first pandemic lockdown and finalized in May 2020. This musical pilgrimage through Northern Cyprus encompasses 25 significant historical locations, beginning with the ancient Vuni Palace and culminating in the majestic Selimiye Mosque in Nicosia. The suite is a heartfelt dedication to pianist Hande Dalkılıç, and its world premiere will be performed in this concert. Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street MORE...
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 8:00pm THE UTAR ARTUN TRIO Jazz Standards in Turquoise Notes The Utar Artun Trio’s latest project "Jazz Standards in Turquoise Notes" explores the blue note from a multicultural and microtonal perspective, giving audiences a chance to experience jazz in a whole new way. Utar Artun, piano Vlade Guigni, drums Youngchae Jeong, bass Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street MORE...
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 8:00pm SÜEDA ÇATAKOĞLU Album Release Concert: Süeda Çatakoğlu Releases Debut EP, Chiron A Journey of Personal Growth and Healing Süeda Çatakoğlu, piano and vocal Filippo Novi Goller, bass Arthur Simoes, melodica and piano Mehrpouya Daneshvar, clarinet Kerem Seçkin, drums Goethe-Institut Boston 170 Beacon Street MORE...

All films are with English subtitles unless otherwise specified.

On-line films can be viewed in the New England states
(Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island).

Film program co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston