Vashon Premiere

DJ AHMET

Narrative Feature - In Competition

Comedy, Drama

North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia | 99 minutes | Macedonian, Turkish | English subtitles

August 8, 2025 | 3 PM | Vashon Theatre

Sundance 2025 World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award and World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision Winner.

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Movie poster for 'DJ Ahmet' featuring two boys outdoors with hills in the background, one wearing a red sweater and the other in a colorful jacket holding a remote control, with herons and laurels indicating festival awards.

A 15-year-old Yuruk boy from a remote North Macedonian village escapes into music amidst parental expectations, societal conservatism, and forbidden love for a promised girl.

SYNOPSIS

Director

Georgi M. Unkovski

Writer

Georgi M. Unkovski

Arif Jakup , Agush Аgushev , Aksel Mehmet, Dora Akan Zlatanova

Cast

Ivan Unkovski, Ivana Shekutkoska

Producers