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MEMORY-LIKE: An Oral History of QueerFest
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Released: 2025-01-22
Running Time: 45 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.pembehayat.org/haberler/kuirfest-ten-sozlu-tarih-calismasi-bellekvari-3437
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1
Studios: Pembe Hayat KuirFest, L Blok,
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.