Kofferkinder – Zurückgelassen in der Türkei (Kofferkinder – Left behind in Turkey)
Anke Kültür, Germany, 2013, 45 min.

In her documentary Kofferkinder – Left behind in Turkey director Anke Kültür speaks to three people from the second generation of Turkish "guest workers" who deal with painful childhood memories. As children, they were left with relatives in Turkey due to the harsh working conditions in Germany and were often separated from their parents for years. In her book Die Pendelkinder der Türkei the author Gülcin Wilhelm gives a voice to the protagonists and describes the influences and effects on family and identity. After the screening Anke Kültür and Gülcin Wilhelm will both present their work on the topic of “suitcase children” and discuss the issue with the audience.

Before the Meal
Vefik Hadzismajlovic, Yugoslavia, 1972, 8 min.

Before the Meal portrays several families in the rural areas of Yugoslavia during their prayers before the meal. But something is missing: the men are missing. They are working as “guest workers” in Germany.

Gülcin Wilhelm, born in Istanbul, has been living in Berlin since 1977. For a long time, she worked for the weekly newspaper Freitag. She works as a writer and freelance journalist in Berlin. 2011 she published the book Generation Koffer. Die Pendelkinder der Türkei.

Anke Kültür is a journalist at Radio Bremen. After visiting the Henri-Nannen school for journalists, she worked for Korea Times as well as for various German media as a freelancer (die Welt, Wiener Standard, Brigitte, ZDF Morgenmagazin and Auslandsjournal, ARD).

KOFFERKINDER – LEFT BEHIND IN TURKEY