02/06/2026
🎬 BBB BESTS at PHĒNO
📍 Saturday 6/6, 9pm
PHĒNO cordially invites you to a special screening by the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival featuring 5 award-winning short films from Turkey & Bulgaria.
✨ Screening with English subtitles
📩 Reservation required via DM or at [email protected]
Write my name — Deya Ar, Begüm Aksoy (Turkey, 2024)
In Gaza, seventy-six years of occupation have left people without safety, adequate food, clean water, or medical care. Doctors, journalists, and residents continue to document life under constant threat. Amid the devastation, parents write their children’s names on their arms, fearing they could be separated or lost beneath the rubble.
The Tie — Çamran Azizoğlu (Turkey, 2024)
On a road where there is no one, Prosecutor Cengiz’s car breaks down. The only team that can help Cengiz, who is trying to get to the hearing in the city center, is a prison vehicle containing criminals.
The Journey of a Mattress — Lina Pavlova (Bulgaria, 2025)
After their grandmother’s death, a family throws away her old mattress. But as it passes through flea markets, alleyways, and the city’s margins, it quietly connects the lives of strangers. Told through three intertwined stories, The Journey of a Mattress is a tragicomedy reflection on memory, loss, and the traces we leave behind.
CHICKEN BROTH SOUP — Deniz Büyükkırlı (Turkey, 2024)
While examining the body of a man believed to have died of a heart attack, a doctor discovers signs that suggest otherwise. When the man’s wife confesses to poisoning her abusive husband, the doctor is faced with a life-changing moral dilemma..
Cats have no Roots — Anthoniy Hristov (Bulgaria, 2024)
Spending the summer with his grandmother, Nasko teams up with two neighborhood friends to take on their scary neighbor, Dachko. But when a prank goes wrong and a borrowed slingshot goes missing, the children embark on an unexpected adventure that reveals the truth behind the mysterious man.