11th Pink Life QueerFest

October 14 - 16, 2022

Pera Film is hosting the 11th Pink Life QueerFest. The festival’s program includes 16 films.

This program’s screenings are free admissions. Drop in, no reservations. As per legal regulations, all our screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age, unless stated otherwise.

October 14

12:00 Circus of Life

15:00 Popo Fan Films Selection

17:30 Besties

19:30 Love, Deutschmarks and Death

October 15

12:30 Blooming on the Asphalt

16:30 Criminal Queers

18:00 Potato Dreams of America

Walking After Midnight

October 16

12:30 How the Room Felt

14:15 Our Story

17:00 Queer Shorts From Turkey

Circus of Life

Circus of Life

Popo Fan Films Selection

Popo Fan Films Selection

Besties

Besties

Love, Deutschmarks and Death

Love, Deutschmarks and Death

Blooming on the Asphalt

Blooming on the Asphalt

Potato Dreams of America

Potato Dreams of America

Criminal Queers

Criminal Queers

Walking After Midnight

Walking After Midnight

How the Room Felt

How the Room Felt

 Our Story

Our Story

Queer Shorts From Turkey

Queer Shorts From Turkey

Queer Film Festivals Special Session

Queer Film Festivals Special Session

After the harsh conditions of the pandemic, the 11th Pink Life QueerFest is bringing together the queer film festivals from Beijing, Pakistan, and Turkey. 

Fiery and Daring: Lale Mansur

Fiery and Daring: Lale Mansur

One of the protagonists of unusual and unconventional female roles and stories in the cinema of Turkey with the films she has acted in, Lale Mansur meets the audience within the scope of the 11th Pink Life QueerFest.

The First Nudes

The First Nudes

Men were the first nudes in Turkish painting. The majority of these paintings were academic studies executed in oil paint; they were part of the education of artists that had finally attained the opportunity to work from the live model. The gender of the models constituted an obstacle in the way of characterizing these paintings as ‘nudes’. 

Soothsayer Serenades I Beautiful People by Sarp Dakni

Soothsayer Serenades I Beautiful People by Sarp Dakni

Today we are thrilled to present the second playlist of Amrita Hepi’s Soothsayer Serenades series as part of the Notes for Tomorrow exhibition. 

Paris Without End (1959-1965)

Paris Without End (1959-1965)

In the 60s, Alberto Giacometti paid homage to Paris, the city where he lived, by drawing its streets, cafés, and more private places like his studio and the apartment of his wife, Annette. These drawings would make up his last book, Paris sans fin (Paris Without End).