What are you working on next? In addition, if people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? My first feature film, Beautiful in the Morning, is about to world premiere and open LA Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 17th at Regal LA Live,… Read More What are you working on next? In addition, if people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media?

@caritas_films: What, if anything, do you collect? Since moving to the UK, I don’t have all of my books with me, they are in storage in NYC. But I used to collect books, and more specifically the same book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Each time I saw the book in a… Read More What, if anything, do you collect?

@caritas_films: What advice do you have for other women in the industry? Think of your filmmaking path in the long term. We are not in a straight “climbing the ladder” job setting, but rather in a deeply personal and intuitive career, where twists and turns define your next steps. We never “arrive” to be content,… Read More What advice do you have for other women in the industry?

@caritas_films: What is a successful moment in your career so far? One important moment was hustling to be chosen as the camera assistant on Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman”, where I learned immense amounts from the cinematographer. It wasn’t so much successful as it was a rich experience. I developed a wealth of knowledge on the… Read More What is a successful moment in your career so far?

@caritas_films: What is your biggest concern with the future? My biggest concern is that the creative fuel I have in me dies down as new priorities and responsibilities in life arise. I am concerned that if I don’t put my career first – at all costs – I will not make it as a director,… Read More What is your biggest concern with the future?

@caritas_films: What’s a defining moment in your life? After NYU film school, I decided to leave New York City & good job prospects behind. This was to pursue studies for myself, rather than for my career, in the UK. Through these years when I was rebuilding myself, my person, I was able to come back… Read More What’s a defining moment in your life?

@caritas_films: Why did you decide to get into this industry? I’m a Third Culture Kid, born in Paris to Turkish and Italian parents, but raised in NYC, and now living in London. Through feelings of displacement and lack of a consistent home growing up, I’ve found solace in other people’s narratives. Through creating films often… Read More Why did you decide to get into this industry?