Monday Night Film Series presents DJ AHMET-FR

Event date(s): January 05, 2026
Time(s): 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Category: Fredericton
Location: Fredericton

The Monday Night Film Series returns Monday January 5th with DJ AHMET screening at 7:30pm in Tilley 102, UNB. 

DJ Ahmet is a heartwarming 2025 coming-of-age dramedy set in a remote Yörük farming community in North Macedonia, exploring the clash between tradition and modernity. The film centers on Ahmet (Arif Jakup), a 15-year-old shepherd, who finds salvation from his difficult daily grind in electronic dance music.

Saddled with shepherding responsibilities and caring for his non-verbal younger brother, Naim, Ahmet’s life takes a turn when he falls for Aya (Dora Akan Zlatanova), a girl from Germany who is already promised to someone else through an arranged marriage. Seeking to impress her and defy his community’s rigid customs, Ahmet and Naim work to transform him into "DJ Ahmet," even adapting a tractor into a mobile DJ setup for the local festival. 

The story blends family conflict, cultural clashes, and the universal desire for self-expression, as Ahmet navigates his father’s expectations and his first experience with love. The film traces the human need to express oneself and how art can become both a refuge and a catalyst for change. Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski, it premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award and a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision, making it an authentic tale about finding your own voice amidst strict expectations. 

“Between the blurring brass score and the fist-pumping techno tracks, which crescendo into an explosive ending that appears to rebalance Ahmet’s world, the revolution in DJ Ahmet is thumping.” Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

“A real crowd-pleaser and feel-good movie that invites you to become the "pink" sheep of the family. Yes, you will meet that literal sheep in the movie, but, in a way, so are Ahmet and Aya.” Marta Medina Perez, mundocine 

This term, 15 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $10/film, but a film society membership reduces admission cost to $7/film. The series is open to all. Memberships are available at Tilley 102 every Monday night. 

For further info, contact NB Film Co-op 455-1632  info@nbfilmcoop.com https://www.nbfilmcoop.com/monday-night-film-series

The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series.

Building: Tilley Hall

Room Number: Room 102