North American Premiere of ARAF - SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN

                  

 

Moon and Stars Project of The American Turkish Society is pleased to support

North American Premiere of
Araf - Somewhere in Between
a film by Yesim Ustaoglu
presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center at the 50th New York Film Festival

Thursday, October 4, 12:30pm and Saturday, October 13, 12:00pm
Francesca Beale Theater, Alice Tully Hall

Tickets can be purchased online and in person at the Alice Tully Hall box office.

Araf- Somewhere in Between
2012, Turkey/France/Germany, 124´

Written and directed by Yesim Ustaoglu
Cinematography by: Michael Hammon
Edited by Mathilde Muyard, Svetolik Mica Zajc and Naim Kanat
Featuring Neslihan Atagul, Ozcan Deniz, Baris Hacihan, Nihal Yalcin and Ilgaz Kocaturk.

Director Yesim Ustaoglu depicts with empathy and uncompromising honesty the fate of a teenaged girl when she becomes sexually obsessed with a long distance trucker and the promise of freedom that he embodies.

There will be a talk with filmmaker Yesim Ustaoglu on Monday, October 15, 6pm at Columbia University (509 Knox Hall on the SW corner of Broadway and 122nd), co-hosted by Moon and Stars Project and The Institute of Turkish Studies at Columbia University.

Those interested in attending the talk should RSVP to cinema@maspny.org. Space is limited, first serve basis so RSVP today!

The Space Between: A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey, 1950s – Present, April 27 - May 10

     SCREENING SCHEDULE & TICKETS and PRESS RELEASE

This program, co-presented with The Film Society of Lincoln Center, will take place between April 27-May 10, 2012 at Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center in New York City.

The film series curated by Richard Peña, Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, includes 29 feature films ranging from the 1950s to recent works, all subtitled in English. Films are selected for their quality, themes, and significance in artistic and international recognition levels as well as being a milestone in Turkish film history.

Further details please click here.

You can sponsor a film at "The Space Between: A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey" program with a contribution of $2,500 through our Adopt-A-Film program. Films up for adoption include classics such as Yilmaz Guney's internationally acclaimed masterpiece Yol, Winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or, 1982; film adaptations of popular novels such as Omer Kavur's Anayurt Oteli and Atif Yilmaz's Selvi Boylum, Az Yazmalim; as well as well-known contemporary examples like Vizontele, Itiraf and Teyzem.

For a complete list of films you can adopt, follow this link. For more information on Adopt-A-Film, click here.

Festival in the Press...

Click here to see the 12th New York Turkish Film Festival in the press!

Short Film Program on Thursday, Dec. 16th @ NYU

Co-presented with the Institute for Artists and Global Change at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University

Thursday, December 16, 6:30 pm  (Light Refreshments will be served.)

Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, Room 006 – Lower Concourse, New York, NY 10003

Admission is FREE. RSVP is required due to limited space. Please RSVP to: d.kayalar@americanturkishsociety.org

Please, click here for the program details.

Last Workshop is on Monday, Dec. 13th...

The workshop will take place at The American Turkish Society – 305 E. 47th Street, 8th Floor (between 1st and 2nd Aves.)

General Admission, $40
Students and Current ATS Members, $25

 Monday, December 13, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: The Art and Craft of Screenwriting with İlksen Başarır & Mert Fırat   (The workshop will be conducted in ENGLISH.)

2010 FESTIVAL TRAILER

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Art Direction / Animation: Cagan Yuksel

Music By: Michelangelo Sosnowitz, No Means Yes Productions

New York Turkish Film Festival, Opening Trailer for 2010

*This video has been created for non profit promotional use for the festival opening. Not for resale. 

All visual media and music used in creation of all printed and animated material and their rights belong 

to artists listed in the credits.