Melik Kuru
Directing
Biography
Melik Kuru dropped architecture school and had his BA at Koc University Visual Arts. He had his MFA in Film at Columbia University in New York. His short film, We Are a Family (2020) had premiered at Antalya Film Festival. His feature projects were selected for CineLink, Connecting Cottbus and Meetings on The Bridge. In addition to his directorial work, the feature film he edited Hesitation Wound (dir. Selman Nacar) premiered at Venice Film Festival Orizzonti. Dump of Untitled Pieces is his debut feature film.
Known For
Facing imminent eviction, an idealistic young photographer and her hapless roommate attempt to sell her work to galleries for the first time, embarking on a bumpy journey through the collapsing art market of Istanbul.
Dump of Untitled Pieces
A criminal lawyer Canan, divides her time in the courthouse and mother's hospital bed at night. She has to make a moral choice that will affect lives of her mother, judge and murder suspect client.
Hesitation Wound
After a worker is severely injured in their family business, Kadir is forced into making a moral decision, which will have an impact on his dreams, his family, and the life of injured worker’s wife
Between Two Dawns
Two middle-aged couples travel together to a remote island as one of them is trying to fix their marriage. As bad news arrive from inland, the world around them begins to collapse and their relationships will soon follow suit.
At the Edge of the Volcano
Haluk, an incompetent factory owner, competes with his wife and skillful operations manager Güler. As the power crisis between the husband and wife escalates, someone unexpected will suffer from it in a most tragic way.