By Raynee Novak

This year’s rendition of the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival—the event’s 10th anniversary—sees 10 acclaimed films (eight features and two documentaries) offered up for viewing this month.

“This year, we are pleased to present the films of female directors such as Eylem Kaftan, Melisa Önel, Somnur Vardar, Ümran Safter, [and] Ayşe Polat, and movies that tell women’s stories such as A Day, 365 Hours, Suddenly, Guilt, [and] Glass Curtain,” says festival director Eylem Sönmez in a press release, “in a world where still few movies portray strong female figures and even fewer have women at the helm as director, producer, or writer.”

The festival opening will see the feature film Black Night by screenwriter-director Özcan Alper. The drama follows the story of a man coming back to his hometown after eight years of being away.

Other films showing include the documentary Lost in the Dark, which follows the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake that hit the city of Antioch this year, and Hesitation Line, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and explores themes of identity and conscience through a lawyer who defends a murder suspect. A full list of films can be found here.

Vancouver Turkish Film Festival

When: November 24 to 26

Where: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Tickets: Available online