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Ⓒ 2026 Beykoz Kundura
Cinema
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Archives, Testimonies and Vanishing Worlds

7–21 Haziran 2026

Kundura Sinema presents a selection of short documentary films that invites us to rethink our relationship with memory and the archive. At times we encounter archival footage that brings to light the lost layers of a city, at times frames accumulated over the years in a darkroom, and at times narratives built through diaries and found footage. These films explore how the traces of the past are preserved, how they are transformed and how they are reconstructed.

In this selection, where the archive is approached not only as a space of preservation but also as an aesthetic and political way of thinking, different layers of memory from different geographies come together. These encounters make visible memory’s resistance to time and the ways in which it carries the traces of vanishing worlds. The films in the program approach archives not merely as structures that preserve the past, but as living spaces that take on new meaning through the gaze of the present. In this way, cinema goes beyond being a tool for preserving memory and becomes a space of thought that is constantly being rebuilt, connecting the past and the present.

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USE OF THE VENUE

 

By presenting your ticket, you may enter Beykoz Kundura 2 hours before the screening, enjoy our food and drink areas, and visit the Kundura’s Memory: A World Fit into a Factory exhibition with a free reservation.

 

Please note that your event ticket/reservation does not grant access to the film studios located within Beykoz Kundura, and we kindly ask that you do not leave the designated area.

 

Photography with a professional camera is not permitted without written permission. We kindly ask that you hand over your recording devices at the security point at the Beykoz Kundura entrance.

 

CINEMA

 

The certified ventilation systems at Kundura Sinema run on 100% fresh air and contain no mixing chamber. The venue is suitable for the entry and viewing of our audience members with disabilities.

 

Our seats are not numbered. Bringing outside food and drinks is prohibited.

 

SCREENING

 

All films are screened in their original language with Turkish subtitles.

 

In the event of a technical failure in the electronic subtitle system, we will first try to fix the problem; if this is not possible, the screening will continue without subtitles.

 

Audience members will not be admitted to the hall once the screening has started. We kindly ask our audience to arrive on time for screenings. Pursuant to Article 7 of Law No. 7163, films that have not been evaluated and classified may only be shown at festivals, special screenings and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age rating. Recording with any recording device such as a camera, photo camera or mobile phone during the screening is prohibited.

 

Beykoz Kundura will make audio and video recordings throughout the event, and the recorded footage will be published solely for promotional purposes on Beykoz Kundura’s website and social media accounts.

 

Beykoz Kundura will use the event recordings only for promotional purposes and may share these recordings with the event’s artist.

 

GETTING HERE

 

You can come to the venue by car. Parking is free. For detailed information on getting here by public transportation, click here.

Sunday, June 7, 2026 - 14.00

Tehran: An Unfinished History

2025 / Iran / 100' / Color & Black-and-White / Persian with Turkish subtitles

Director: Saeed Nouri / Screenplay: Saeed Nouri / Cinematographer: Aziz Rafie, Ahmad Shirazi, Nosratollah Kani, Jamshid Alvandi, Alireza Zarrin Dast / Editing: Saeed Nouri / Music: Esfandiar Monfared Zadeh, Anoushiravan Rouhani, Hossein Vaseghi, Parviz Maghsadi, Varoujan / Sound Design: Naeim Meschian / Producer: Saeed Nouri / Production: Wings of Desire Institute

Tracing Tehran’s transformation over more than a century through rare and never-before-seen archival footage, Tehran, An Unfinished History offers a layered look at Iran’s sociopolitical history. Stretching from the earliest years of cinema in Iran to the present day, this narrative reveals how wars, regime changes and ideological ruptures have reshaped a city. The modernization process that accelerated from the 1900s onward, the decisive role of oil politics and the social inequalities that came with Westernization are woven into a multilayered narrative as hundreds of archival images come together. Structured in three parts that evoke Dante’s Divine Comedy, the film approaches, as a cinematic collage, Tehran’s transformation as it breaks away from its traditional fabric, culminating in an ideological rupture and diaspora. Built from more than 180 archival clips drawn from over 150 works, Tehran, An Unfinished History had its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam and, after drawing attention in international film circles, now meets audiences at Beykoz Kundura.

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2018/ Argentina/ 72’/ Color/ Spanish with Turkish subtitles/

Director: Sol Miraglia, Hugo Manso/ Screenplay: Hugo Manso/ Cinematographer: Sol Miraglia/ Camera: Sol Miraglia, Camila López Pozner, Javier Arcaro/ Editing: Celeste Contratti/ Music: Guillermo Guareschi/ Visual Effects (VFX): Mariano Santilli/ Color: Zebra Films/ Art Direction: Boogieman Media/ Producer: Mercedes Arias, Santiago Ligier/ Production: Yaguareté Cine

Located in an apartment on Buenos Aires’ famous Corrientes Avenue, Luisita Photo Studio photographed hundreds of celebrities from the Argentine entertainment world for more than thirty years. From the 1960s onward, Luisita, a shy and sensitive woman behind the camera, found a way to carve out a place for herself in a male-dominated art form. This artisanal work, which she carried on together with her two inseparable sisters, may have been overshadowed by technology, but today it takes on new meaning. More than 25,000 unpublished photographs of Argentine popular culture unfold before our eyes, together with the still-vibrant spirit of the Escarria sisters. The film won the Audience Award at BAFICI, where it premiered; it went on to receive the Audience Award and a Special Mention for Best Director at FECILBBA, Best First Film at FICSUR and Best Cinematography at the Brooklyn Film Festival. Also screened at international festivals such as the Havana Film Festival, Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse and the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, the film has its Türkiye premiere at Beykoz Kundura.

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2022 / Argentina, Germany / 83' / Color / Spanish, German with Turkish subtitles/

Director: Leandro Listorti / Screenplay: Leandro Listorti / Cinematographer: Fidel González Armatta / Editing: Leandro Listorti / Sound Design: Roberta Ainstein / Visual Effects (VFX): Nico Agarzúa / Post-Production: Zebra Films / Graphic Design: Marcelo Granero / Producer: Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti / Production: MaravillaCine / Co-Producer: Welt|film

Setting out on an exploration between the practices of botany and film preservation, Herbaria investigates the artistic and political dimensions of the invisible processes that connect these two fields. Unfolding in a narrative in which times and places intertwine, the film invites us into the captivating universe of the effort to preserve the beauty and memory of a world that resists disappearing. The film drew international attention by winning the Special Jury Award at Visions du Réel, where it premiered, and was subsequently honored with awards at major festivals such as the Pesaro Film Festival and the New Horizons International Film Festival. Director Leandro Listorti received Best Director awards at FICCali and the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, and also won numerous awards in the Best Documentary and Best Editing categories. Herbaria has met audiences at numerous festivals and special screenings around the world, including the BFI London Film Festival, the Viennale, the Jeonju International Film Festival and the Istanbul Film Festival.

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2024 / Chile, Argentina, France / 77' / Color / Spanish with Turkish subtitles/

Director: Celeste Rojas Mugica / Screenplay: Celeste Rojas Mugica / Cinematographer: Natalia Medina Leiva / Editing: Celeste Rojas Mugica, Mayra Morán / Music: Julián Galay, Violeta García / Sound Design: Julián Galay / Producer: Florencia de Mugica, Celeste Rojas Mugica, Xénia Maingot / Production: Bomba Cine, Eaux Vives Productions

A man builds and imagines his own world inside a dark room. Within this world, his daughter weaves a dialogue with him: about imagined images that have not yet come into being, and about ways of existing and finding one’s way in the dark. “Una Sombra Oscilante” explores how the personal and political weight carried by images opens up space for us to rethink them as acts of resistance. These images endure either because they exist despite the horrific conditions in which they find themselves, or because they offer a point of escape that could set us free. The film drew attention with a Special Jury Mention at FIDMarseille, where it premiered, and gained international prominence by winning Best Chilean Film at FicValdivia and the Grand Prize at ZINEBI. Also honored with awards at major festivals such as FIDOCS and L’Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Una Sombra Oscilante has also received various awards for cinematography and directing. Having met audiences at numerous festivals and special screenings around the world, including the Viennale, RIDM and Doclisboa, the film will have its Türkiye premiere at Beykoz Kundura.

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