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Blue ID

Directed by Vuslat Karan & Burcu Melekoğlu2022Turkey85 mins

Pink or blue? In Turkey, before you even know someone’s name, you used to be able to tell their gender by the color of their ID. Transitioning can be challenging enough, but what about going through that process in the country with the highest transgender murder rate in Europe? How about under constant media attention?

This is the reality for Rüzgar who, prior to his transition, was a famous actress who was frequently in the public eye. Made by his friends about his joyful experience transitioning, Blue ID quickly evolves into a story about privacy versus isolation, the paparazzi, and being an out transgender public figure in a society with extremely strict distinctions between male and female… and deadly consequences for those who dare to defy those distinctions.

Winner of the Audience Award at the world’s largest documentary film festival, IDFA in Amsterdam, Blue ID takes us inside Rüzgar’s reality, fighting to live authentically against all odds.

Expected Guests

Vuslat Karan
Director
Burcu Melekoğlu
Director

This film is a recipient of a Frameline Completion Fund grant.

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Director
Vuslat Karan & Burcu Melekoğlu
Year
2022
Country
Turkey
Running Time
85 mins
Language
Turkish
Section
Streaming, Documentary Features, Premieres, Fully-Subtitled Films, Frameline Completion Fund
Program Note Writer
Sam Berliner
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