Pia
"Pia" depicts two stories in an Anatolian town. The protagonist, Haydar, must travel to many small villages in search for a grave for his deceased wife, but struggles because the body is not accepted in either his village or in other places. The other story is about a child named Ayaz and his grandfather. Ayaz sets off to a journey to find his mother's grave, who died years ago, and wants to put a gravestone on the plot. While seeking the grave, Ayaz travels along the path his father Haydar took years ago to find a place to bury his mother.
When: Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Where: Aspendos Theater
El Club
Four men in Chile live in a damp and dirty house in a small village by the sea. Each man is sent there to atone for a sin they committed in the past. They live under the control of a female caretaker with strict rules until a fifth sinner arrives at the house. With his arrival come their routines taking a disastrous turn, as he has brought what they think they left behind.
When: Friday at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Migros Shopping Mall
Krisha
A family on vacation is shocked by the return of a family member who left years ago. Krisha has some psychological problems related to addiction and self-destruction who is a source of shame for the family. The family seems to tolerate her arrival and tends to forgive her at first. However, emotional crises appear after some time, and people start to resent each other as a result of facing incidents in the past. "Krisha" is the expanded version of the short film with the same title, which received the Special Jury Award in 2014 at South by Southwest (SXSW).
When: Friday at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Migros Shopping Mall
Through My Lens
What would you say if you had the chance to speak one sentence that everyone in the world would hear? The film focuses on being young and trying to speak out in a striking cinematic language. Selected from six cities in Turkey, 72 students embark on an adventure to make a film. At the end of the process, a film about naïve but ambitious teenagers is produced, which shows that people can fly without wings and scream without shouting. The film is the story of a handful of youth who convert the black and white reality imposed upon them into a colorful cinema experience through a smart, creative initiative.
When: Friday at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Migros Shopping Mall
An
Sentaro runs a small patisserie that sells a special Japan confection called "dorayaki," which is made with sweet red bean puree (an). An elderly lady named Tokue wants to help Sentaro in the kitchen, and he reluctantly accepts her assistance. Tokue proves to him that she has a magical hand at making an. Thanks to her secret recipe, the small business gets richer. In time, Sentaro and Tokue start to reveal their inner sorrow to transcend the pains of the past.
When: Friday at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Markantalya
