In the eighth edition of its "Rendezvous with Directors" program, Istanbul Modern Cinema continues to host directors who stand out with their artistic identities and unique approaches in Türkiye’s contemporary cinema culture. The guest of this year’s series is Tayfun Pirselimoğlu, who started his film career as a screenwriter, and directed his first feature film Innowhereland in 2002. Seven feature films and two short films from Pirselimoğlu's career spanning more than 20 years will be screened as part of the program, including his latest, multi-award-winning film Kerr, and the previously unscreened short film Silence is Golden.
In addition to the screenings with the participation of cast and crew, a conversation with Tayfun Pirselimoğlu will be held on Friday, 15 March.
I'M NOT HIM (BEN O DEĞİLİM), 2013
Türkiye, Germany, Greece, France | DCP, Color, 124’ | Turkish
Cast: Ercan Kesal, Maryam Zaree, Rıza Akın
INNOWHERELAND (HİÇBİRYERDE), 2002
Türkiye, Almanya | DCP, Renkli, 105’ | Türkçe
Cast: Zuhal Olcay, Meral Okay, Michael Mendl
KERR, 2021
Türkiye, Greece, France | DCP, Color, 100’ | Turkish
Cast: Erdem Şenocak, Jale Arıkan, Rıza Akın
SILENCE IS GOLDEN (IL SILENZIO È D'ORO), 2002
Türkiye, İtalya | DCP, Siyah-Beyaz, 24’ | Türkçe
MY UNCLE (DAYIM), 1999
Türkiye | DCP, Color, 14’ | Turkish
Cast: Ahmet Uğurlu, Halil Tatari, Suna Tekeli
HAZE (PUS), 2009
Türkiye, Greece | DCP, Color, 109’ | Turkish
Cast: Ruhi Sarı, Nurcan Ülger, Mehmet Avcı
RIZA, 2007
Türkiye, Yunanistan | DCP, Renkli, 109’ | Türkçe
Cast: Rıza Akın, Nurcan Eren, Hayati Pirselimoğlu
HAIR (SAÇ), 2010
Türkiye, Greece | DCP, Color, 131’ | Turkish
Cast: Ayberk Pekcan, Nazan Kesal, Rıza Akın
SIDEWAY (YOL KENARI), 2017
Türkiye, Greece, France | DCP, Black & White, 120’ | Turkish
Cast: Tansu Biçer, Nalan Kuruçim, Ercan Kesal