The Wonderful Affair
Harika is a child whose Kurdish family was set refuge from Siirt to Manisa at the end of 1980’s.
With her own words, he is a transsexual feeling female spirit in his own body since early childhood. She lives in Izmir since 2000 and makes a living by prostutition.
It suggests the audience an unjudgemental stance for homophobia.
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Tahir ÜnDirector
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Project Type:Documentary, Other
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Genres:Documentary
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Runtime:5 minutes
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Completion Date:June 5, 2016
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Country of Origin:Turkey
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Country of Filming:Turkey
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Language:Kurdish, Turkish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Pink Life QueerFestAnkara
Turkey
January 18, 2017 -
The San Francisco Sex Worker Film & Arts FestivalSan Francisco
United States
May 21, 2017 -
Palace International Film FestivalPiotrowice Nyskie
Poland
July 15, 2017 -
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalDurham
United States
August 11, 2017 -
19th. Thessaloniki LGBTI International Film FestivalThessaloniki
Greece
October 2, 2017 -
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBTI Film FestivalMadrid
Spain
November 2, 2017 -
Transition International Queer Minorities Film FestivalVienna
Austria
November 9, 2017 -
LGBTI+ Youth FestivalIzmir
Turkey
May 5, 2017 -
Sex Worker Film FestivalCopenhagen
Denmark
November 22, 2017 -
Les IrrécupérablesParis
France
November 30, 2017 -
Santo Domingo OutFestSanto Domingo
Dominican Republic
December 5, 2017 -
Zinegoak International LGTB Film and Performing Arts FestivalBilbao
Spain
February 20, 2018 -
Zinentiendo LGTBIQ Film FestivalZaragoza
Spain
April 25, 2018
Official Selection -
Queer Festival HeidelbergHeidelberg
Germany
May 6, 2018 -
Festival de AsunciónAsunción
Paraguay
July 12, 2018
Official Selection -
Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF)Glasgow
United Kingdom
December 9, 2018 -
Queerbee LGBT Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
December 14, 2018
Official Selection -
LGBTQ Shorts Film FestivalMontana
United States
June 11, 2019 -
Queer Asia Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
June 17, 2019
Tahir Un was born in Turkey in 1960. He holds a BA degree from Language and History-Geography Faculty of Ankara University, where he studied History of European Arts.
He gives lectures in photography and multimedia essay in the Communication Faculty of Yasar University, Turkey.
Tahir Un is currently active in photography and new media arts. He lives in Izmir.
If art is a language to express myself, then inspiration ought to be the very life in which I am. And societal issues troubling me every so often, and sometimes my own dilemmas… Lies in the foundation of all a moral and humanitarian urge to question, shaped by one’s own ideologies. Indubitably to me, starting off with strong concepts devoid of mass-market meretriciousness, putting them in a story line and choosing the right material to ensure a firm expression make up the indispensable principles.
I maintain that an artist, and naturally his work, can not be deprived of a reflection of his ideology. In a sense, your ideology is a prime source of your stance in life