Set in a Yürük village in North Macedonia, the film follows a 15-year-old shepherd who discovers electronic music, first love and his own voice amid family pressures.
Las Vegas-based Ink Films has announced a multicity U.S. theatrical rollout for “DJ Ahmet,” the Sundance-winning debut feature from Macedonian filmmaker Georgi M. Unkovski on April 3 at IFC Center in New York and Vidiots in Los Angeles, expanding to additional markets nationwide this spring and summer.
A breakout hit at the Sundance Film Festival and one of the festival’s most-talked-about debuts, “DJ Ahmet” earned World Cinema Dramatic Audience and World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury for Creative Vision awards.
Set in a Yürük village in North Macedonia, the film follows a 15-year-old shepherd who discovers electronic music, first love and his own voice amid family pressures and rigid community expectations.
As he navigates heartbreak, identity and cultural tradition, his musical awakening becomes refuge and rebellion, capturing the universal urgency of self-expression in a world determined to shape who we become. The U.S. rollout:
April 3-9: IFC Center, New York
April 3-5: Vidiots, Los Angeles
April 7: Digital Gym, San Diego
April 10: SIFF Uptown, Seattle
April 17-23: Palm Theatre, San Luis Obispo, CA
April 1719: Roxie, San Francisco
April 24-30: The Beverly Theater, Las Vegas
May 8-14: Partizanfilm, Burlington, VT
May 1-13: Capitol City Cinema, Jefferson City
July 23: Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR
Additional locations and dates will be announced. Ink Films is the theatrical distribution arm of The Beverly Theater. Established in 2024, Ink Films champions line-crossing storytellers who believe in the consequences of independent voices and the magic of moviegoing. Storytelling starts with ink.
More: InkFilms.com
