MEMORY-LIKE: An Oral History of QueerFest
“Not only a film festival, but also a space for resistance”
2025•45m•Released
DocumentaryHistory
The documentary focuses on the story of QueerFest, the first and only LGBTI+ film festival in Turkey, which has been organized in Ankara since 2011. Through interviews with the founders of QueerFest, volunteers and staff who have contributed to the festival, the 14-year journey of the festival and the culture and arts landscape shaped by Turkey's political climate are told. QueerFest's self-organizational connection with the Pink Life Association, its connection with the “lubunya” (queer community) of Ankara and the cultural capital it inherited from there, is transformed into a powerful political voice by developing the practice of mobilizing through art. Since 2017, the festival has continued its resistance against the bans and heavy censorship obstacles every year and opens a space for many queer people living in Turkey who are interested in the field of culture and art and want to produce in this sphere.
Director
Asya Leman
Languages
English, Turkish
Studio
Pembe Hayat KuirFest
Cast
Bilge Taş
Müge Atala
Koray Özbal
Production
Company
Pembe Hayat KuirFest
Company
L Blok
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