
Directing
Mirac Atabey
Rize, Turkey
Mirac Atabey (1989, Rize, Turkey) is a director, screenwriter, and producer who graduated from the Doc Nomads Master’s Programme in documentary filmmaking, held in Lisbon, Budapest, and Brussels. He is the founder of Micmuss Film Entertainment, a film production and distribution company based in Pazar, Rize. His short film trilogy, consisting of Stove (2012), Downtown (2014), and Yard (2018), has received recognition on the film festival circuit, with the final installment premiering at the Rotterdam Film Festival. His debut feature film, A Hero of Our Time (2023), showcases a refined version of his observational visual style and interactive cinema language, characterized by uninterrupted scenes with lengthy acting performances, which won the Best First Film Award at the Bosphorus Film Festival. He was also a participant in Talents Sarajevo 2017 at the Sarajevo Film Festival and WIP Europa 2021 at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Marriage A-la-Mode (2026) is his second feature film and his first entirely self-funded, industry-free project.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
6.0Three tragicomic days in the life of an immature man who deals with his father's funeral preparations in the hills of northeastern Turkey.
A Hero of Our Time
2023
6.0Three tragicomic days in the life of an immature man who deals with his father's funeral preparations in the hills of northeastern Turkey.
A Hero of Our Time
2023
NRPermutations is a cinematic game in observing our fellow humans. With wry irony, the film focuses on the daily activities in a small coastal town and presents a series of self-contained chapters connected by the presence of several characters.
Permutations
2016
NRPermutations is a cinematic game in observing our fellow humans. With wry irony, the film focuses on the daily activities in a small coastal town and presents a series of self-contained chapters connected by the presence of several characters.
Permutations
2016
NRA social media influencer and a filmmaker get married with the hope of combining their creative visions, or perhaps the opposite.
Marriage A-la-Mode
2026
NRA social media influencer and a filmmaker get married with the hope of combining their creative visions, or perhaps the opposite.
Marriage A-la-Mode
2026
NRA social media influencer and a filmmaker get married with the hope of combining their creative visions, or perhaps the opposite.
Marriage A-la-Mode
2026
6.0In the hills of northeastern Turkey, in a village perched above a valley, a traditional funeral ceremony is performed in the front yard of one of the houses. But then, in the night, a mysterious dialogue between two men unveils humor and tragedy hidden beyond the yard.
Yard
2018
6.0In the hills of northeastern Turkey, in a village perched above a valley, a traditional funeral ceremony is performed in the front yard of one of the houses. But then, in the night, a mysterious dialogue between two men unveils humor and tragedy hidden beyond the yard.
Yard
2018
NRAn unexpected incident in a village yard.
The Hawk
2013
NRAn unexpected incident in a village yard.
The Hawk
2013
NRA man sneaks into a boathouse.
Stove
2012
NRA man sneaks into a boathouse.
Stove
2012
NRWhen Yagmur learns about the plans to build a nuclear power plant in her hometown, she decides to start an anti-nuclear campaign with the help of her friends.
The Children of the Rain
2011
NRWhen Yagmur learns about the plans to build a nuclear power plant in her hometown, she decides to start an anti-nuclear campaign with the help of her friends.
The Children of the Rain
2011
NRA cross-section of a high school boy's life at an important moment of having wings to spread.
Downtown
2014
NRA cross-section of a high school boy's life at an important moment of having wings to spread.
Downtown
2014
