Tuvana Simin Günay

Leading a reclusive life in his humble industrial abode where he works as a night guard, Kudret’s quiet life is shaken when a vagrant from the same hood assaults him and his puppy. Buckling under the oppression, Kudret is given an unexpected piece of power during a night stroll with his law enforcement friends. This power will be the beginning of his transformation.

As the only flower Yağmur has on her balcony, a peace lily starts to fade away, her friend tells Yağmur an old myth: Peace lilies cannot blossom when they are alone. Yağmur and the flower start to share the same path when they both blossom out of their loneliness.

When Nergis, feeling pity for the porter carrying the washing machine to her home, overextends her kindness, a seemingly intimate yet tense conversation begins between them.

Four sisters who have been living separate lives come together in the hostel they inherited after their father's death. Being on the same shore again after years is the first step towards understanding and forgiving each other.

Oktay, who works in an instrument workshop, is in love with one of his clients, Sibel. Oktay, who could not say his love to Sibel, was the subject of ridicule of his colleagues. As Oktay tries to confront his feelings, he will oscillate between good and evil.

In 1961, the young writer Onat Kutlar goes to Paris to study philosophy. After discovering his passion for cinema at the Cinémathèque Française he decides to found a Cinematheque in Istanbul to bring the world of art cinema to Turkey. Although the Turkish Sinematek came to a tragic end in 1980, it quickly established an intellectual film culture that continues to influence Turkey today.

Zeliha, mother of two children, is a poor laborer who works in a steel soucepan factory. One day, she is fired as an unexpected moment. While she is attempting to find new job, she also searchs for solution in order to prevent children noticing this situation. A solution created by her, shows deadlock condition as a result of poverty.

After his mother's death, Hakki, who has hidden his homosexuality from all other family members except his mother, must confront the life he left behind when he returns to the family home he hasn't visited for many years.

The doctor comes across unusual symptoms at the man said to have died of a heart attack when he examined the corpse. He decides to refer the body to forensic medicine. Thereupon, the mans wife confesses; she said poisoned her husband, who constantly beat her. A big surprise awaits the doctor, who has to make a vital decision for the woman.

Alienated by bullies at school and her strict mother at home, Azra seeks solace by a serene riverside. There, she develops an unspoken bond with a girl who joins her on the opposite shore, opening herself up despite her fears.

Dead Empire is a free adaptation of the artist Hüseyin Aksoy's exhibition named "What Exactly Did We Watch?". This film discusses authority, the decay of bureaucracy, and its effect on people through Hüseyin Aksoy's artworks which have been presented in that exhibition.

One autumn night, a group of people awaits a train at a station. However, they've all forgotten one truth. When a young man delves into the eerie night to find his fiancée, he will remember and remind the others.

Seher, living in a container camp in Antakya after the earthquake, finds herself chasing after the aid supplies she missed while trying to find a way to reissue her lost university exam entrance document the night before the exam.

Our documentary, which basically focuses on the visual artists in the social context of 1970s, addresses the relationship between art and life of a specific era. During this era, a group of young artists, most of whom were the students of the atelier of Bedri Rahmi Eyüpoğlu and Neşet Günal, also the attendants of the State Academy of Fine Arts, had some critical discussions on the subjects of politics, art and aesthetic, alternative pursuits in the artistic arena, bringing forth many discussions.

The story of a young, urban girl who is addicted to the illusory world of photography frames.

The Volunteer tells the story of the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP) and its fight for justice on behalf of femicide victims in Turkey. The film not only follows the lawsuit seeking the organization’s dissolution but also highlights the inspiring efforts of volunteers in femicide cases, presenting a powerful narrative of solidarity and the struggle for women’s rights.

As we go into the past of Turkish Cinema, we come across a history full of obscurity and uncertainties, which has been narrated by film writers. The purpose of realizing this project is to reveal the wrong or incompletely known “firsts”. Based on the documents produced by cinema historians, one of the main goals was to scan the newspapers and magazines of the period from some missing parts to the whole, or to clarify some of the discussed issues. From the first screening venue to the first women on the silver screen and the stage, from the first color film to the first films that were screened, this documentary takes a journey from stop to stop, like a reference to the trains of the Lumières, which is made with an academic point of view, revealing the "true or incompletely known mistakes" with documents.

After his father's death, Yusuf goes to his village, where he has not been for years, and learns that a geothermal company wants to buy his father's agricultural lands and drill a well. He wants to solve problems without disrespecting his father's memory, but things don't go as he hoped.