Burcu's Angels

🏆 KDocsFF Best Emerging Filmmaker Residency Award Winner: Özgün Gündüz 🏆 Congratulations to director Özgün Gündüz and the "Burcu's Angels" team for winning the KDocsFF Best Emerging Filmmaker Residency Award at the Sundar Prize Film Festival 2025! 💰 Prizes 💰 $1,000 CAD VFS Short Track course from @vancouverfilmschool @museumofvancouver Tickets @forestbean Coffee Four-month filmmaker residency at @kwantlenu Özgün Gündüz (she/they) is a documentary filmmaker, programmer, and @docnorthwest board member based in unceded Coast Salish territories. Her work explores themes of belonging, resilience, and the everyday lives of underrepresented communities through a collaborative and personal lens. Her latest documentary, "@burcusangels ," has been selected for @doxafestival ’s Kris Anderson Mentorship and @telus @storyhive 2023 Documentary Programs, and had its world premiere at DOXA 2025 and international premiere at @docnycfest . For over 30 years, Burcu’s Angels was more than a store—it was a radical space of care. As the shop nears closure, this documentary blends archival fragments, poetic reflection, and community memory to honour a Turkish queer elder’s defiant presence—and the disappearing spaces that held generations of queer lives. 📽️💛 📸: @charlesanthonyphoto Sundar Prize Film Festival is a project of Sher Pride (est. 2008) www.sherpride.ca #sundarprize #spff2026 #kdocsffbestemergingfilmmakerresidency #burcusangels #özgüngündüz

This is Roxanne, she joined us this morning, all the way from south surrey. She convinced us to put on another big sale from April 23rd to May 1st. So everything will be 3 for the price of 2 without any exceptions. There will also be some 50% off items. P.S. there’s magic brewing stay tuned for more updates this weekend, so come on out and take advantage. And don’t piss Burcu off. ❤️ #OffRoadReady

So it is the day after trans visibility day. Today that is. First we wish all the love and safety to our queer, trans, and nonbinary friends, family members, and neighbours. We deserve it just as much as anybody else in our world. Everyday not just on that one day a year, our self definitions are never up for negotiation we are who we are and we love who we are everyday of every year. Thank you for seeing and hearing us. We will continue to see and hear you as well. ✨⭐️💗💎🩷🌟 Olive’s mustache a courtesy of the sun shining On a piece of scotch tape in our window display. He happily came out with his sun at 3pm yesterday weighing a mere shadow.

For over 30 years, Burcu’s Angels was more than a store—it was a radical space of care. As the shop nears closure, this documentary blends archival fragments, poetic reflection, and community memory to honour a Turkish queer elder’s defiant presence—and the disappearing spaces that held generations of queer lives. Watch "Burcu's Angels" (20 min) at Sundar Prize Film Festival 2026 (Surrey Premiere) Director: Özgün Gündüz Sunday, April 26, 2026 3:30 PM Landmark Cinemas Surrey, Guildford Program Block: Choosing Each Other (Closing Block) Tickets (link in bio): /sundarprize/e/ChoosingEachOther-ClosingBlock Sundar Prize Film Festival is a project of Sher Pride (est. 2008) www.sherpride.ca #sundarprize #sundarprizefilmfestival #spff2026 #burcusangels #özgüngündüz

This amazing documentary about our Burcu (Özdemir) produced and directed by Özgün Gündüz just screened yesterday at the opening of GEMS fest. Read the interview with the young and accomplished director, Özgün Gündüz in Pancouver. Link in bio. @gemsvancouver @burcusangels @ozzozgungun

TB to our Closing Night “Queer Shorts” film bundle and Q&A that drove a full house and ended the festival on a HIGH! 🌈🩵🎀✨ . [ MENA SWANA film movies filmmakers artists music queer lgbtqia+ Middle East Vancouver ]

Introducing 1/2 of the Opening Night Special Presentation & Reception! 🗓️ Thursday, March 5 at 6:30pm (Doors open at 6:00pm) 📍 VIFF Centre | 1181 Seymour Street | Main theatre 🎥 BURCU'S ANGELS Dir. Özgün Gündüz English, Turkish (Subtitles) with Open Captions For over thirty years, Burcu’s Angels has been more than a vintage store. Nestled on Vancouver’s Main Street, it has served as a sanctuary and a “coming out center” for generations of queer, immigrant, and marginalized communities. At the heart of the space is Burcu Özdemir, a Turkish queer elder whose warmth, humour, and defiant generosity shaped the store into a place of belonging. There will be a special panel immediately following the screening, leading into our opening reception. All ticketholders are welcome to attend the reception. @ozzozgungun @burcusangels Get your tix via the 🔗 in our bio! #GEMFest2026 #OpeningNight #EquityInFilm #WomenInFilm #DocumentaryFilm #QueerCinema #VancouverEvents #BurcusAngels #LGBTQCommunity

Look how much Kristos loves this original 60s lamé majestic maxi dress coat from @swishygirl PS, see you at the screening of the short documentary about Burcu's Angels at MENA Film Festival this Thursday, January 22 at 8:30 PM at the VIFF Centre. 💖

We've got the half-price sale going and the sun is shining, so come have some fun with us today! Also! There are some great films, including the documentary about The Angels, screening for MENA Film Festival, check them out now through January 23! We'll be there for the queer shorts program on Thursday, January 22!

Two more chances to catch @ozzozgungun ‘s documentary coming up at MENA Film Festival. See it Saturday, January 17 at 8PM and Thursday, January 22 at 8:30PM, both at the VIFF Centre at 1181 Seymour St.

Beige and Grey Begone Sale! 50% off of all beige and grey: leathers, dresses, women’s 2 pieces, women’s jackets, women’s coats, men’s blazers, hats. This sale excludes all other colours, shoes, purses, the silk section and silk dresses, 2piece leathers and suedes, jewelry, behind the counter, lingerie and our new front vintage rack

This is my good friend and family Özgün Gündüz and I sharing a moment and singing together. (And our one-woman audience, our beautiful neighbour and friend Rebecca, stealing the show! 😜💃) Özgün is the young, brilliant filmmaker of the documentary 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘶'𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 screening tonight as part of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. If you were unable to get tickets to this sold out screening, it will be showing on October 25th at the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival!