Sînebîr presents a selection of films and documentaries, aiming to make visible the human rights violations of the recent past and to build a collective memory, bringing them together with the audience alongside the directors and cast. The event, which will take place between May 13-15, 2026, will feature seven films centered on the concepts of justice and reckoning with the past. As part of the program, on May 13, YİBO and Dargeçit; on May 14, Bîr, Vartinîs, and Yerli Yurtsuz; and on May 15, Hey Hawar and Görünür Görünmez Bir Otosansür Antolojisi will meet with cinephiles.
Görünür Görünmez Bir Otosansür Antolojisi (Visible Invisible: An Anthology of (Self-)Censorship), directed by Fırat Yücel, Erhan Örs, Hakan Bozyurt, Can Memiş, Sibil Çekmen, Nadir Sönmez, Serra Akcan, and belit sağ, brings together filmmakers and artists from Turkey to reflect on "the main issue" behind walls of increasing height: "to show or not to show." In Görünür Görünmez Bir Otosansür Antolojisi, the videos from Altyazı Fasikül's new series intertwine, forming a collective narrative on censorship and self-censorship. Each of the six videos titled 'Hesitations', 'Walls', 'Incomplete Documentaries', 'Dear F', 'The Wheel', and 'Sevil' looks at a different facet of the issue. Documentaries that were started but never finished, writings on prison walls, images that couldn't be published in books, unsent letters... Censorship and resistance. The anthology brings together different techniques and interfaces such as desktop documentary, letters, messaging, photography, video essays, reenactment, security cameras, and online witnessing, pushing the boundaries of documentary cinema.
Following the film screenings, discussions held with the participation of the directors invite audiences to become a part of the testimonies and memory records addressed in the films. These discussions aim to create a dialogue between the narrative of the films and the experiences of the audience, contributing to the construction and continuity of collective memory. Through films and discussions, the event aims to contribute to confronting the past, keeping testimonies alive, and building social peace.
Language: Turkish (with English subtitles)
Participation: Open to everyone.
Capacity: The films will be screened in halls with capacities of 100 and 248 people.
Address: Çand Amed Yenişehir, Istasyon Cd No:65, 21100 Yenişehir/Diyarbakır
Participation is limited by quota.