Irmak Akgur

During the summer semester at a New York City arts school, boundaries begin to blur between an adjunct professor and the students in her Personal Documentary filmmaking class.

When Cora stops by to check on her elderly mother, she discovers her in the bathtub, dressed for a party and refusing to budge. Familiar with her mother’s dramatic antics, Cora attempts to reason with her, only to find herself drawn into a deeper confrontation that reveals the vulnerabilities hidden beneath her mother’s irascible facade, forcing Cora to confront painful truths.

On a laid-back summer day, a young woman spends some time with her casual partner. Irmak Akgur directs "Limerence," a slice-of-life portrait that flows in uninhibited vignettes. Minimally plotted but tonally sharp, Akgur's film captures a couple of free spirits in their element - spending the day preening, dancing in the sun, making love. Built with convincing intimacy and naturalism, it culminates in a moment of carnal revelation.

At her brother’s funeral, a grief stricken young woman must navigate the complexities of loss while coming to the realization that she must also end her relationship.

A messy entanglement turns a dinner party into an explosive night of madness and jubilation.

When two reckless best friends get evicted from their apartment, they embark on a road trip with a pair of German immigrants attempting to trap them into green-card marriages.