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At this screening, directors Burcu Melekoglu and Vuslat Karan will be our special guests for a subsequent Q&A.

BLUE ID

Turkey 2022 – Director: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan – Original with English subtitles (Q&A with directors B. Melekoglu & V. Karan) – Length: 84 min.

  • Wed, 05/10/23
    20.30
    Deutsches Theater Silbersaal

During his gender reassignment, Rüzgar, an actor, was publicly outed and vilified by the transphobic Turkish tabloid press. With a strong will and steady support, he fights for the recognition of his identity within the dominant conservative blue/pink framework. In lively Istanbul, Burcu Melekoğlu accompanies him on this long journey that leaves you little room to breathe. Anna Magdalena Hofer

 

Biography

Burcu Melekoğlu, a graduate of the UCLA School of Film and Television, works as a director and editor in Istanbul and is the founder of the production company Moxie. BLUE ID is her first feature-length documentary film.

Note

This film contains transphobic language.

In cooperation with Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism

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Writer: Vuslat Karan, Burcu Melekoğlu. Camera: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan, Meryem Yavuz. Sound: Burcu Melekoğlu, Mustafa Bölükbaşı. Editing: Burcu Melekoğlu. Music: Robert Murray Jamieson. Production: Moxie. Producer: Burcu Melekoğlu. International Sales: N/A Distribution: N/A

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  • Wed, 05/10/23
    20.30
    Deutsches Theater Silbersaal