Serdar Kökçeoğlu
FORA Instructor
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Researcher and filmmaker Serdar Kökçeoğlu delves into Türkiye's radical music history, transforming his research into films. His debut feature film Mimaroğlu premiered at Visions du Réel, and was screened at numerous festivals, winning multiple awards. He is currently developing archival films on the 102-year-old avant-garde composer İlhan Usmanbaş and the 1990s improvisational psychedelic band ZeN. In 2024, he created a short film titled Blue, Revolution, and VHS Tapes, inspired by the archives of a cinephile involved in revolutionary activities in the 1970s. His projects have been showcased on such platforms as MUBI and Labocine.
