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Öykü Sofuoğlu

@feridemercury.com

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film critic / / Altyazi, Sorociné, Filmexplorer, Swissinfo & Cie. https://oykusofuoglu.com/

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Apr 5

Was planning to share this a bit later, as I didn’t want to take up too much space while 299 students—as well as journalists, politicians, and architects—are being unlawfully imprisoned in my country by a corrupt and inhumane government.

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 1d

Luca Guadagnino (photo by yours truly)

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 3d

outfit idea for my upcoming luca guadagnino interview

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 5d

I don’t want to complain about it too much but after five years, I still feel like an outsider among French critics and when I go back to Turkey, I feel the same because Turkish critics always tend to ignore me and never acknowledge the work I’ve been doing. It’s exhausting.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 6d

my humble contributions to this year's viennale catalogue:

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 12d

Geçtiğimiz hafta takip etme şansı bulduğum Adana Altın Koza'dan izlenimlerim yayında. Bu ülkede fikirlerimizi, eylemlerimizi, mücadelemizi, hattâ neredeyse tüm varoluşumuzu “rağmen” edatının kırılgan zemini üzerine inşa ettiğimizi hatırlatan filmlere dair...
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32. Altın Koza İzlenimleri: Ev, Uçan Köfteci, Gündüz Apollon Gece Athena, O da Bir Şey mi, Buradayım, İyiyim - Altyazı Sinema Dergisi

27 Eylül Cumartesi günü ödülleri sahiplerini bulan 32. Uluslararası Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali'nin Ulusal Uzun Metraj Film Yarışması'nda öne çıkan filmlere dair kısa kısa…

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 27d

my man is everywhere... how does he never get a jetlag?

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 27d

lee kang-sheng's carbon footprint > taylor swift's carbon footprint

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 27d

Had a busy few weeks after Locarno and Venice, so I’m only sharing this now: my interview with the remarkable editor Dominique Auvray, to whom we owe films by Duras, Pedro Costa, Wang Bing and many others, is in @outskirtsmag.bsky.social's 3rd issue. Many thanks to Dominique and Christopher!

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 27d

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 28d

today, i went to a park.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · 29d

sorry but i really don’t like when outlets commission filmmakers to write essays or interview other filmmakers. like, girl?? they already have jobs. do you see me directing films? no!! they should stick to their job and you should be commissioning me.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 11

*fall of capitalism and painful death of a bunch of evil men obviously who am i kidding here

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 11

writing horoscopes, listening to moirée podcast and eating turkish-style pickles dipped in peanut butter... what can a girl want more

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 11

i wasn't raised in a religious family, so the only instance that feels as if i'm committing a sin is when i update my linkedin profile.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 11

cahiers has Nadav Lapid's yes on their cover in the new issue. and while I can see why some people think it's an important and urgent film, I don't see them ever talking about Palestinian cinema, let alone putting a palestinian film on their cover.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 10

Apaçık Radyo'da @apacikradyo.com.tr, İlksen Mavituna'yla beraber Venedik'teki Gazze tartışmalarını ve The Voice of Hind Rajab filminin etik sorunlarını konuştuk. Dinlemek için linke tıklamanız yeterli!
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Artık Temsille Yetinmeyiz: Venedik'ten Gazze tartışmaları

Film Workers for Palestine'ın geçtiğimiz Berlinale'den bu yana süren Gazze'yle dayanışma kampanyası, Venedik'te Venice4Palestine hareketinde yankısını buldu. Tunuslu yönetmen Kaouther Ben Hania’nın "T...

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 9

i have -3.5 diopters of astigmatism and -11 diopters of myopia. if you showed me a shitty 360p copy and another on vistavision, i probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. even with glasses, this is pretty much how i see:

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 9

i usually wake up in the morning and wish i were dead or living in my teenage years. i don't know what the next day would bring but usually it's depressing, terribly depressing.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Sep 8

incompetent, mediocre journalists are creating empty discourses about actors, while intelligent and informed writers and critics, who could have had meaningful conversations about films, are shut out by press agents at festivals because they're not popular enough.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Aug 20

I had the chance of interviewing Kamal Aljafari at the Locarno Film Festival following With Hasan in Gaza’s premiere. It’s usually really hard to engage in-depth conversations during festivals. But I think I nailed it with this one:
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With Hasan in Gaza | Kamal Aljafari

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Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Aug 18

hello my hand looks so long and big

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Jul 19

every time i watch a radu jude film, i can't help but find similarities between turkey and romania. i mean, look at this.

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Jul 18

cherche artistes tatoueur-se-s sur paris

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Jul 15

j’aime beaucoup ma boite mail

Öykü Sofuoğlu @feridemercury.com · Jul 4

with the amount of stress i'm currently experiencing in my life, i'll probably die from colon cancer in 10 years. and it's okay because i'm already too tired of struggling. i want it to stop.