Film Talk with Burcu Melekoğlu and Vuslat Karan, Directors of BLUE ID
Moderation: Christina Wolf
BLUE ID, TR 2022 – Director: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan
During his gender reassignment, Rüzgar, an actor, was publicly outed and vilified by the transphobic Turkish tabloid press. With a strong will and steady support, he fights for the recognition of his identity within the dominant conservative blue/pink framework. In lively Istanbul, Burcu Melekoğlu accompanies him on this long journey that leaves you little room to breathe.
Biography
Burcu Melekoğlu, a graduate of the UCLA School of Film and Television, works as a director and editor in Istanbul and is the founder of the production company Moxie. BLUE ID is her first feature-length documentary film.
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