Festival on Wheels takes road in Turkey with movies in tow

The Festival on Wheels, organized by the Ankara Cinema Association, kicks off today in Ankara with the theme "For the Love of Cinema." Screenings in the capital will run until Dec. 4. The festival will then begin its travels, stopping in Eskişehir between Dec. 3 and 7 and heading to the Black Sea province of Sinop between Dec. 5 and 8.

The Festival on Wheels has a long tradition of bringing an impressive collection of cinema from different countries to festival audiences every year. This year, the festival provides the chance to catch up on the very latest in world cinema. Poet and author Murathan Mungan is the festival's guest of honor this year. "Three Doors Opening on Reality" is a selection of films chosen for the Festival on Wheels by Mungan. In his three chosen films, "Blow Up," "The Conversation" and "Rashomon," Mungan examines the human relationship with reality through the medium of film.

The festival's Turkey 2014 section presents a line-up of inspiring material. Screenings will take place in the presence of the films' directors and selected cast members. Among the films will be Erol Mintaş's debut feature "Song of My Mother," Derviş Zaim's "Balık" (Fish), Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's "Ben O Değilim" (I'm Not Him), Murat Düzgünoğlu's "Neden Tarkovski Olamıyorum?" (Why Can't I be Tarkovsky?), Kaan Müjdeci's "Sivas" and Nesimi Yetik's "Toz Ruhu" (Spirit of Dust).

All the films in the Turkey 2014 section will have English subtitles.

The festival will also screen a documentary by late actor Tuncel Kurtiz titled "E5: A Road to Death." The documentary looks at the story of the legendary E5 highway, which became the primary link for people traveling between Turkey and Europe as labor migration took off in southeastern Europe. In the...