Esra Saydam

Esra Saydam is a successful screenwriter, director and producer born in Istanbul in 1984. He achieved great success with his first feature film "Sea Level" in 2015, for which he won the "Best Director" award at the 15th Milan International Film Festival and the 21st Golden Boll Film Festival.

Esra Saydam received a very comprehensive education before entering the world of cinema. Saydam studied communication at Northwestern University and then completed his master's degree in film directing at Columbia University. During this training period, he attracted attention with his short film "Conscience". "Conscience" was shown at many international festivals and received acclaim.

Esra Saydam, who started her career as a video clip producer, later turned to directing and screenwriting. He produced the video for the song "Downtown King" and appeared in various festivals with his short films. In 2012, he made it to the finals of the Akbank Short Film Festival with his short film "Patient Caregiver". He also worked as assistant director on the feature film "Kiss of the Damned".

Esra Saydam, who made a big breakthrough with the movie "Sea Level", made her name known to moviegoers with this movie. The film, which he directed and wrote together with Nisan Dağ, received great appreciation both nationally and internationally. While the film received the "Best Director" award at the Golden Boll Film Festival, it was also nominated for other awards. He was also awarded the "Honor Award" at the Slamdance Film Festival.

Esra Saydam's filmography is quite rich. He left his mark on cinema with his various production and directing experiences, from short films to feature films. Saydam, who attracted attention with her short films such as "Dancer on the Snow", "The Happy Sad", "Patient Caregiver", "Shale" and "Temma", reached an important turning point in her career with "Sea Level".

Productions in which he took part

• Beyond (2023) — Exhausted Mother
• Her First (2019)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.