Aysun Bademsoy

Portraits of students of Berlin Film School.

Bernd gets to know Ayshe, who is of Turkish origin.

Documentary about turkish expats returning to Turkey.

Documentary about turkish expats returning to Turkey.

Documentary about individual and social meanings of the word "honour".

Documentary about individual and social meanings of the word "honour".

A documentary film about a Berlin police unit comprised of five former foreign nationals. Their primary areas of operation are neighborhoods with a high immigrant population. The camera follows them on their day and night shifts, documenting operations and arrests, and exploring the unit's self-image.

A documentary film about a Berlin police unit comprised of five former foreign nationals. Their primary areas of operation are neighborhoods with a high immigrant population. The camera follows them on their day and night shifts, documenting operations and arrests, and exploring the unit's self-image.

In her documentary, Aysun Bademsoy portrays five young Turkish women from Berlin Kreuzberg who used to be members of the successful Turkish women's soccer team "BSC-Agrispor". Until recently, the friends had high hopes for an independent future based on their sporting success. But now the season is coming to an end and the five young women, all in their 20s, will stop playing soccer. They don't know exactly what they want to do with their lives. Apprenticeships are rare, and without money, independence from the strict parental home is impossible. But now they are enjoying the Berlin summer together once again, wandering the streets, chasing boys, going to parties, "hanging out".

In her documentary, Aysun Bademsoy portrays five young Turkish women from Berlin Kreuzberg who used to be members of the successful Turkish women's soccer team "BSC-Agrispor". Until recently, the friends had high hopes for an independent future based on their sporting success. But now the season is coming to an end and the five young women, all in their 20s, will stop playing soccer. They don't know exactly what they want to do with their lives. Apprenticeships are rare, and without money, independence from the strict parental home is impossible. But now they are enjoying the Berlin summer together once again, wandering the streets, chasing boys, going to parties, "hanging out".

“You got to try to live your own life,” Arzu, one of the football players from the Turkish-Kreuzberg girls’ team Ağrı Spor, demanded in a 1995 film by Aysun Bademsoy. Today she is in her late forties and leads her own life, like her former teammates Türkan, Nalan and Nazan. Bademsoy visited the four of them for the fourth time, following their lives, recalling their visions for the future from back then. And this time she also talked to their daughters, some of whom on the brink of adulthood, who also think about adaptation, tradition, religion and culture. Little has changed between then and now, being German remains a difficult question to answer for every generation.

Make-up and cleats are not mutually exclusive for the soccer players from "Agrispor". In "Mädchen am Ball", Aysun Bademsoy accompanies five young Turkish women on their way up in a women's soccer team in Berlin.

Make-up and cleats are not mutually exclusive for the soccer players from "Agrispor". In "Mädchen am Ball", Aysun Bademsoy accompanies five young Turkish women on their way up in a women's soccer team in Berlin.

Between September 2000 and April 2007, eight men with Turkish roots, a man of Greek descent and a German policewoman were murdered. The investigations were initially carried out exclusively in the vicinity of the non-German victims suspected of drug trafficking and organized crime. The families of the murdered were thus victims again, this time of prejudicial stigmatization. After a failed bank robbery, the trail finally led to the right-wing extremist terrorist group National Socialist Underground (NSU). After the suicide of the two main perpetrators, the trial against the only survivor of the NSU trio, Beate Zschäpe, and four alleged helpers and supporters began in 2013 and ended in 2018.

Between September 2000 and April 2007, eight men with Turkish roots, a man of Greek descent and a German policewoman were murdered. The investigations were initially carried out exclusively in the vicinity of the non-German victims suspected of drug trafficking and organized crime. The families of the murdered were thus victims again, this time of prejudicial stigmatization. After a failed bank robbery, the trail finally led to the right-wing extremist terrorist group National Socialist Underground (NSU). After the suicide of the two main perpetrators, the trial against the only survivor of the NSU trio, Beate Zschäpe, and four alleged helpers and supporters began in 2013 and ended in 2018.

The German-Turkish musician Marc Sinan is traveling across the vast expanses of Kazakhstan in search of songs and chants from the “Dede Korkut” legend—the story of the rape of a nymph and the brutal fate of her child, a cyclops. As the journey unfolds and work on the piece progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that the legend is connected to the story of Sinan’s grandmother and her taboo-shrouded Armenian heritage.

Yusuf and Yavuz attend a German-language school in Turkey – they only return home to their family in Germany during the summer holidays. "Nirgends ist man richtig da" explores the meaning of "home."

A short documentary about a Turkish schoolgirl in Cologne who, alongside her high school graduation preparations, trains as a boxer in a gym – the only woman among countless men. The young woman, who wants to work in Turkey after completing her studies, demonstrates that it is possible to lead a self-determined life beyond all Muslim stereotypes without having to give up family ties and tradition

Director Aysun Bademsoy continues her long-term documentary on the lives of five Turkish women in Berlin. Whereas 13 years ago, they were still optimistic and rebellious, their lifestyle is now more conformist. Together, they take a look back at the good old times and the difficult path that led them here. Despite all the frustrations and hardships, we can still feel how determined they are and see the sparkle in their eyes. Bademsoy shows life in all its ambivalence and grants us a close look into the lives of these women, as well as a direct glimpse of them into the camera.

Director Aysun Bademsoy continues her long-term documentary on the lives of five Turkish women in Berlin. Whereas 13 years ago, they were still optimistic and rebellious, their lifestyle is now more conformist. Together, they take a look back at the good old times and the difficult path that led them here. Despite all the frustrations and hardships, we can still feel how determined they are and see the sparkle in their eyes. Bademsoy shows life in all its ambivalence and grants us a close look into the lives of these women, as well as a direct glimpse of them into the camera.