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31.03. / Friday, 17:30 - 19:30 Theatre 1 |
A well-known actress since the age of 10, Rüzgar Erkoçlar maintained a consistent acting career until 2012 when she decided to begin her gender affirmation process. She believed, maybe naively, that she could do this under the radar and re-socialize as an anonymous man. Once his appearance started to change, he got a job at a bakery. But about seven months into hormone replacement therapy, a former music producer, new social media personality outed him on Twitter to his 1.2 million followers. These circumstances forced him to go through with his quest for his identity in front of the public eye and under extreme media scrutiny. Ultimately, Blue ID is a film about seeking love and acceptance and pursuing one’s true identity in order to live an authentic life.
Burcu Melekoğlu is director and editor based in Istanbul with a BA in Systems Engineering from UPenn. She worked on film projects after getting her MA from UCLA School of Film and Television. Believing in the power of independent documentary film to change hearts and minds she founded MOXIE, an independent production company in Istanbul.
Vuslat Karan is a filmmaker living in Istanbul. She got her BFA in Film and TV from Marmara University. Her short films Tangled (2011) and Scorpion (2010) debuted at !f istanbul film festival along with a hybrid doc Uprooting From the City (2006). She co-founded Moxie, an independent production company releasing her first feature film Blue ID, co-directed with Burcu Melekoğlu.
General sponsor
Turkey
2022, 84'
Directed by:
Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan
Cinematography:
Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan, Meryem Yavuz
Edited by:
Burcu Melekoğlu
Music:
Baptiste Gacoin
Producers:
Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan, Dilek Aydın, Efe Durmaz
Produced by:
Moxie Films, Heimatlos Films
Festivals & Awards:
IDFA: Audience Award (2022), Thessaloniki IFF (2023)
Sponsors
AVC SONY REZOLUCIJA KERSCHOFSET HOTEL ACADEMIA AVITEH MOGLO ORYX RENT A CAR PRESS CLIPPING BIO&BIO