Bio

Degree from Sarah Lawrence College in New York in 2019 with concentrations in sociology, philosophy, art history and film. She has been working in the Film and Television industry in development, writing, production and distribution. She is a co-producer on the music documentary Bakirkoy Underground, which was selected to compete at various festivals. In the Fall of 2022, she was selected as one of the twelve European writers to attend the Eureka Series program by Series Mania Institute in Lille, sponsored by La Femis and HBO Max. Currently, she is developing her own film and TV projects in Europe, and writing short stories and personal essays.In her work, she is interested in finding the epicness in what’s seen as the ordinary; telling stories about the intimacy, desire and darkness looming under seemingly insignificant moments and human interactions.

Project

My residency project Ver Elini (Give Me Your Hand) aims to explore the themes of freedom, mobility, identity, heritage, and friendship through a travel-television series. These themes will be tightly woven into the main characters’ storylines coming from a deeply patriarchal society, and at a turning point in their lives. In the context of a travelogue, the project puts the personal in dialogue with the economic, cultural and political turmoils in interrelated parts of our post-pandemic world. It aims to start conversations about these daily anxieties, themes and human experiences that are universal, and time-stamp this crucial moment in history.