BLUE ID
Turkey 2022 – Director: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan – Original language: Turkish – Subtitles: English – Length: 84 min.
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. Anna Magdalena Hofer
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.
Note
This film contains transphobic language.
Writer: Vuslat Karan, Burcu Melekoğlu. Camera: Burcu Melekoğlu, Vuslat Karan, Meryem Yavuz. Sound: Burcu Melekoğlu, Mustafa Bölükbaşı. Editing: Burcu Melekoğlu. Music: Robert Murray Jamieson. Production: Moxie. Producer: Burcu Melekoğlu. Co-Producers: Vuslat Karan. International Sales: N/A Distribution: N/A
