Directing
Ali Kılıç
Born
2003-07-21 (23)
Place of birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Known for
Directing
Credits
3 titles
Ali Kılıç is a Turkish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He is currently pursuing a degree in Visual Communication Design at Istanbul Bilgi University, along with a minor in Cinema and Television. Beginning his filmmaking career through independent projects, Kılıç directed and served as director of photography for the short film "A Freedom" (2025), and directed "Sekizi Beş Geçe" (2026). His work as a cinematographer (DoP) and videographer spans music videos such as "Kusurlu Yalnızlık" and various independent visual projects. Focused on visual atmosphere, cinematic lighting, and character-driven narrative storytelling, he is based in Istanbul.
Known for
10.0When his younger brother Baran is robbed of his last 20 lira, nineteen-year-old Mami takes it as a personal duty to make it right. Together they comb the gray streets of Sarigazi, Mami growing more volatile with every dead end questioning shopkeepers, chasing down strangers, a knife tucked in his belt should he need it. When he finally finds someone who might be responsible, he beats the man without mercy, only for it to become clear, in the silence that follows, that this may not have been the right man at all. Mami sends Baran home and stays out with friends, trying to shake off what just happened. But back at the apartment, a hard knock at the door brings the consequences of his actions to their doorstep and the version of himself he thought he had to become.
Mami
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10.0No synopsis available yet.
Sekizi Beş Geçe
2026
Behind the camera
10.0When his younger brother Baran is robbed of his last 20 lira, nineteen-year-old Mami takes it as a personal duty to make it right. Together they comb the gray streets of Sarigazi, Mami growing more volatile with every dead end questioning shopkeepers, chasing down strangers, a knife tucked in his belt should he need it. When he finally finds someone who might be responsible, he beats the man without mercy, only for it to become clear, in the silence that follows, that this may not have been the right man at all. Mami sends Baran home and stays out with friends, trying to shake off what just happened. But back at the apartment, a hard knock at the door brings the consequences of his actions to their doorstep and the version of himself he thought he had to become.
Mami
—
10.0When his younger brother Baran is robbed of his last 20 lira, nineteen-year-old Mami takes it as a personal duty to make it right. Together they comb the gray streets of Sarigazi, Mami growing more volatile with every dead end questioning shopkeepers, chasing down strangers, a knife tucked in his belt should he need it. When he finally finds someone who might be responsible, he beats the man without mercy, only for it to become clear, in the silence that follows, that this may not have been the right man at all. Mami sends Baran home and stays out with friends, trying to shake off what just happened. But back at the apartment, a hard knock at the door brings the consequences of his actions to their doorstep and the version of himself he thought he had to become.
Mami
—
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Sekizi Beş Geçe
2026