Truth or Dare?

Istanbul Modern Cinema kicks off the season with the theme of “play.” The program offers a multilayered lineup, spanning sports to politics, film screenings to panels, and virtual reality experiences to AI workshops. Highlighted films include Aysun Bademsoy’s Game Changers (Spielerinnen), following young women of Turkish origin in Berlin as they navigate identity, integration, and belonging, and Emine Yıldırım’s Apollon by Day, Athena by Night (Gündüz Apollon, Gece Athena), winner of the SİYAD Best Film Award at the Istanbul Film Festival. The program also features panels with academics and filmmakers, inviting audiences to explore topics from power and video games to childhood and the search for meaning in sport.