Hayalet Dayı 2015 ( 4.8)

Feeling Blue and 31 2010 ( 5.4)

31 is popular Turkish slang for masturbation. Feeling Blue and 31 is the story of two young men whose lives quite literally come to rest upon the performance of their appendages. Ege and Kerem are 25-year-old virgins who masturbate excessively. One day Eros appears to them and threatens to castrate them if they fail to get laid within the subsequent seven days. Thus begins an often hilarious, tragic- comic struggle to have sex which involves a dance class, bar-hopping and sultry neighbours. Shot as the result of a bet over just 24 hours, the film has a winningly natural feel, in large part due to the directors’ decision to allow the actors to improvise dialogue within the framework of each scene. First-time actors Ozan Özcan and Deniz Alnıtemiz are perfect as the bumbling, funny and frequently terribly embarrassing leads who come across a bit like Turkey’s answer to ‘Flight of the Conchords’. Destined for cultish fame, Feeling Blue and 31 makes its world premiere at !f.

Yaktın Beni 2015 ( 4)

Licence 2015

A new law is passed which makes the act of reading subject to a license. After waiting in line to get his license, Ali finds himself stuck with a permit that allows him to access only certain types of books. Ali does not give up easily. Under the gaze of men in uniform, he will try every possible way to get the books he wants.

Bystander Effect 2023

In a stark and unsettling exploration of societal apathy, the film serves as a chilling metaphor for the detachment of contemporary society. As parallel narratives unfold, the movie forces viewers to confront the consequences of their own indifference to human suffering in a world where brutality and inaction blur the boundaries between the outside world and our own lives.