How Would You Like to Migrate?

“The freedom to migrate is sacred”

Enclosure

“The depiction of a nightmare caused by religious fanaticism”

The Silent Excursion 89

"“There’s democracy now, isn’t there?”

One of Us

People of Eskisehir in Turkey talk about a statue, creating stories around it.

Just Brewed It, We're Waiting for It to Settle

"This place is my child. How can I give my child away? I devoted my life to it."

Faster Harder Stronger

"If you don't act macho around here, you lose points."

Somehow, I Am Scared of the Mountains

Fadime Kayım migrated to Istanbul from a village of Kastamonu during the 60’s and now lives in her “shanty apartment-building” that she built on the land she had invaded in Okmeydanı, Istanbul.

Refika (TO BE DELETED)

Mobile Inner Peace

“…being ‘peaceful’ is a human right. ”

Voice

"I had a dream. I’m in the house in Ardahan where I was born, a house ‘inherited’ from Armenians."

Portmanteau

"Packing and traveling are nice things. If only you were going on vacation..."

Insanity

‘’Of the 500 Palestinian villages in what became Israel in 1948, 400 were destroyed.. ”

Souvenir de...

“Dear Devin. I write this letter from Lesvos. Here I do research for a documentary about postcards that travel between Greece and Turkey. I’ll be in Istanbul with you soon. I missed you so much. Giannis.”

Saddler

4 bankruptcies, 3 cities changed, what else could go wrong?

How Do You Know Tarlabasi?

"278 historical buildings in the 30,000 meter square area are being reconstructed" but at what cost?

Migrant-Settler

“You are a frail migrant, how dare you aspire living in Byzantine? Get going and carry on or you will get a slap on your neck.”

Map of Migration

Forced Migration

In the 90’s one million five hundred thousand Kurds were forced to migration as their villages were burnt down.

What Color is White?

Everyone can perceive colors differently. Every culture has a color. Mine is white. But which white do you see?

Paradise City

The 12th Gymnasium of Acharnae is situated in the suburbs of Athens, inside the former 2004 Olympic Village.

Love Street

The story is about the Love Street in İzmir from the eyes of old, new, young and elderly frequenters.

Nazli in Zlin - Lost in Translation

Story about Nazli's communication problems as a Turkish arriving in Zlin (Czech Republic) without even knowing a single word in Czech.

Bread with Roses, Roses with Bread

Every year, seasonal worker families of Arab origin start out their journey on a tractor from Urfa to Eskisehir and try to hold on to life in an area covered with almost 2500 tents.

Remembering

Short documentary film is about an old woman and her memories about being 1 of the 2 survivors of brutal killings during the Armenian/Turkish war.

UNBOUNDED: Wildfire in the North Aegean

North Aegean Turkey and Greece share the same climate and suffer from similar forest fires.

Soil

"I had a dream. I’m in the house in Ardahan where I was born, a house ‘inherited’ from Armenians."

Images from our Future

Dreams, hopes and cautiousness for the future from a group of students of third Gymnasium of a Music School in Greece.

Sounds and Shadows

Two contrasting perspectives on the city of Canakkale, one echoing the remnants of its history full of wars, the other showing the city's current peaceful character.

On the Beach

An effervescent, cheerful person's yearning to teach the city people to give back.

CritiSymbolism

A critical perspective on the objectification and commercialization of Canakkale's history.

The Kiss

These two lovers cannot kiss each other because the many distractions around.

Gurbet City

A collage of different images and music that contribute to the wide understanding of what a migrant is.

Zalim City

Some people in the society do not hesitate to make some others an object of mockery.

Four Seasons, One Night

A film about people who work and live at night.

Ebb and Tide

A young woman who reads from her diaries about her life in the Czech Republic while showing the life of her parents from Turkey

Separation

”Actually this place is not like a new home, but more like a new world. Everything is foreign, complicated here. All the things we learned all my life are not applicable.”

Yu-gos-lav-ya

«Skopje does not belong to us».

Crystal Hope

A short documentary about the only young ice skater in Eskisehir.

Strange

Sometimes I don't understand if I'm dreaming or not...

Rebellion of the Machines

Rebellion of the Machines by Daghan Celayir deals with the concept of loss behind the walls of the Halic shipyard in Istanbul, one of the biggest and oldest shipyards in the world.

Dear Brother Sakir

Sakir Turker is the charitable, beloved, fatherly owner of the cafe Sakir's Place, which has long become one of the symbols of Canakkale.

The Man Who Never Leaves the Island

Ali, who immigrated to Istanbul 38 years ago after having had a brain trauma, stayed in the Kinali Island and never left the island since.

Mount Alagyaz

"I had a dream. I’m in the house in Ardahan where I was born, a house ‘inherited’ from Armenians"

Listen from the Ney

Documentary about a local "neyzen", who plays, teaches and makes ney flutes.

My Mother Learns Cinema

A young filmaker tries to teach cinema to his mother

Soccer Monster

UNBOUNDED: Wildfire in the North Aegean (no subtitle)

Rapunzel

A 14 years-old girl reveals her colorful personality by talking about her long, Rapunzel-like hair

Kill Your TV

A small television can captivate a whole life.

Coins

Only Human

A fourteen-year-old boy presents his take on alienation because of one’s physical traits.

Zlin Soup

"Why Zlin city is so strange?"

Onion

Beyond the borders, we are the same...

Unconditional

The short documentary is about a woman who helps animals living in the shelters and on the streets.

Juice

As colourful as Istanbul

Today Here, Tomorrow in America

”I’m in Turkey now, next week I’ll be in the States. But wherever I’m in the world, I will always love Afghanistan.”

Refika

“Does anyone know the story of Refika here?”

Refika (no subtitle)

Wet Istanbul

How much the Istanbulites love their city?

My Life

The director talks about the last minutes of his life

Fried Yellow Potatoes

A turkish bot talks about his favorite hobbies, soccer and painting, as well as his favorite food, fried potatoes!

Scavenger

Story of a young man collecting paper in Sariyer district of Istanbul

A Life in Tarlabasi

Wandering in streets of Tarlabasi, a girl is looking for traces of her lost hometown, Mardin.

I Love...

Summer Moviehouse

This movie house was once a lively, gathering spot for the neighbourhood whereas it is now left without any care in ruins.

Don't Run!

Life is like...

A turkish boy reveals the fun loving and poetic part of her personality.

Ece'esque

"I put the camera on the shoulder of Melahat from Canakkale. I look from there. Genuine and true..."

Sentimental Portrait

Window

Mask

A man wearing many "masks" in his everyday life ends up in despair.

Another You

BRC

Take it or Leave it

TATV Eco News

In this mocumentary TA TV Eco News, Turgut Akan Primary School students report “live” from Istanbul to give the viewers the most interesting ecology news on TA TV.

Arrival

Others

The short film, Other by Nazli Guler asks the question of "How many personality does a person have."

SLF NAG (no subtitle)

Refika (transcript)

Noise

Nazlı Albayrak presents a poetic take on her life, which she thinks is like a symphonic orchestra.

Messenger

"What if 'Messenger' was a person... Could he keep up with the pace of our daily lives?"

Hawser

Probably Me

Karakoy

Me for Them

Paper Collectors

No Fear of Heights

Think Again

Too Small

Cry Baby

Uneasy

Illness

No Worries

Life

Check and Mate

Who am I?

Sweet Life

A Friend

Self Centered

Zero and One

"You must find your place in my fragile digital world. Will you be just another one or a zero of hope?"‘

From Van and Proud

A boy introduces us to his colorful world in Tarlabasi, the one only place he would always want to come back to even after travelling to the space

The Worst Years of the World

"Maybe the secret to live long is this: Never wage war with anybody, especially yourself."

Pilgrimage

What is Zeynep to do

Fun Minutes

Talk to Me

How I Am

The Rage of the Honey Lip

Tick Tack

UNBOUNDED: Wildfire in the North Aegean (transcript)

But Kid

Too Many I's

SLF NAG (transcription)