Winner of an Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, DJ AHMET is about a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia who finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else.

“A revelation in that it seamlessly straddles the line between laugh-out-loud crowd-pleaser and art-house gem with affecting gravitas.” ~Carlos Aguilar, Variety

“Revelling in bright fabrics and seductive horizons, the director, despite all the conflicts, is here to argue for both the warmth of traditional families and the excitement of contemporary youth culture.” ~Donald Clarke, The Irish Times

“Unkovski’s film may be singing from a familiar hymn sheet, but he makes that part of its charm.” ~Amber Wilkinson, Screen Daily