Filmmaking has been a key part of my identity since I created my first short film in the 2nd grade. My passion truly took off when I joined the Robert College Film Academy during my freshman year, and over the past three years, my films have been recognized as finalists in numerous high school film competitions, with two earning prestigious awards.
Each project has allowed me to explore storytelling in new ways and further develop my skills as a filmmaker. Here are some of them:
Keys of the Past (2025)
Returning to her abandoned childhood home, Yıldız confronts the memories she tried to bury. Nostalgia quickly turns to terror as she revisits moments of warmth, violence, and something far more sinister. With each note she plays on the old piano, the line between memory and reality fractures. Some houses forget. Others remember.
Mother.exe (2024)
A grieving boy discovers an AI program that can replicate his deceased mother. What begins as solace quickly turns into obsession, as he constructs a physical version of her and falls deeper into a distorted reality. When the illusion shatters, he’s left to face the devastating weight of his grief—and its consequences.
Behind The Bar (2024)
Freedom is fleeting, especially when your past won’t let go. After nine years in prison, a man steps into the world, hoping to find redemption behind a bar counter. But old habits die hard, and second chances are fragile—one crack, and the darkness comes flooding back.
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No. 170 (2023)
Robert College Film Festival Best Underclassmen Film Award Winner (2023)
The tree numbered 170 was stolen, and the person who took it is determined not to return it. Mr. Valentine, however, is determined to get to the root of this crime.
PS: Don’t forget to enable subtitles for the full experience.
The Cockroach (2024)
A man’s mundane evening spirals into a nightmare after he steps on a cockroach. Plagued by guilt and haunting visions from the cockroach’s perspective, his reality becomes distorted, leading to a horrifying and fatal confrontation with his deepest fears.
The Notebook of Second Chances (2023)
A boy finds an old journal that sets him on a path to reconnect with people from his past. As he revisits these relationships, buried emotions resurface, leading to unexpected and powerful moments of self-discovery.
Kaplumbağa (2022)
Robert College Film Festival Best Underclassmen Film Award Winner (2022)
Four people enter a casino and engage in a high-stakes game of Monopoly, where the rules are simple: the first to finish wins, and every move is played with real money. As the game intensifies, tensions rise, and the stakes push each player to their limits, blurring the line between the game and reality.
How Not To Be Alone (2022)
A student who can no longer cope with life’s monotony begins to sink into depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that surrounds them.
The Shoelace (2022)
Boredom is hard. A bored boy is even worse. He constantly unlaces his friend’s shoes while she tries to work, pushing her patience until she finally decides she’s had enough.
Alone? (2021)
A girl wakes up on her birthday, hoping for a celebration that never comes. Just when she thinks the day is lost, a mysterious stranger shows up with a surprise that will change everything.
All of my award-winning films are featured on the RC Film Festival’s website, an end-of-year event that I also helped organize.