Turkish festival screens films online for free

Festival Scope hosts selection from !f Istanbul.

by Amber Wilkinson

Hidden is among the films screening online in conjunction with !f Istanbul
Hidden is among the films screening online in conjunction with !f Istanbul
The !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival has partnered with Festival Scope to offer a “New Cinema from Turkey” selection for free online.

The initiative is letting viewers worldwide watch 14 new films from up-and-coming directors in Turkey.

The films will be available via Festival Scope at the same time as the !f Istanbul Festival from February 18-28. Each film will be screened to a maximum of 400 viewers for free. The selection includes short films and the following features:

  • Hidden (Dir: Ali Kemal Çınar) - Ali Kemal and Berfin are a couple living an ordinary life while waiting for their wedding day. After a surprise visit from an unknown woman to Ali Kemal’s shop, they find themselves awaiting a magical metamorphosis that will lead to Ali Kemal’s sex change.
  • Bağlar (Dir: Melis Birder and Berke Baş) - Documentary about the fate of a boys basketball team in Turkey’s conflict-torn south-east.
  • Nekro (Dir: Pınar Sinan) Thriller about a hospital orderly with an unusual pastime.
  • Naciye (Dir: Lutfu Emre Cicek) - A woman is determined to do whatever it takes to protect her home.
  • The Dog (Dir: Esen Işık) - How four characters change when confronted with those stronger than them.
  • Daddy’s Girl (Dir: Melisa Üneri) - Documentary charts the filmmakers attempt to understand a relationship betweeen her father and grandmother.
  • #resistayol (Dir: Rüzgâr Buşki) - Documentary about LGBTI activism in Turkey, filmed in Istanbul during the 2013 Gezi Park protests.

Festival Scope has also announced a selection of films called the Capricci Selection, available for between two and four euros, featuring recent festival hits, including Hard To Be A God and Emir Baigazin's Wounded Angel.

For more information on the !F Istanbul films and to watch, visit www.festivalscope.com/ifistanbul

For information about the Capricci Selection visit www.festivalscope.com/capricci

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