Nisan Dağ

Nisan Dağ, one of the notable names in Turkish cinema, was born in Istanbul in 1986. Dağ, who started his education at Bilkent University, graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Communication and Design, and received two scholarships to complete his master's degree in film directing at Columbia University.

Dağ, who first attracted attention with his short film "The Ballade of Lady & Bird" in 2009, began to make a name for himself by showing this film at various festivals. Later, Nisan also worked in the field of art management and took part in films such as "Adini Sen Koy" and "Downtown Express". He took part in film festivals in the USA with his short films shot in New York and was the art director of a film broadcast on HBO.

Rapidly advancing her career, Nisan Dağ achieved great success with her first feature film "Sea Level" in 2014. This film, which he directed and wrote the script with Esra Saydam, was awarded the "Best Director" award at the 15th Milan International Film Festival and the 21st Golden Boll Film Festival. He also won the "Honor Award" at the Slamdance Film Festival.

The film attracted attention as a production where natural acting came to the fore and was inspired by western movies.

Nisan Dağ undertakes both script and director duties in her films. In addition to his feature films such as "One More Breath" (2020) and "Sea Level" (2014), he also shot short films such as "Marvelous Fishman" and "Onion Boy". His short films such as "The Ballade of Lady & Bird" and "First Prize" also met with moviegoers.

Bringing a different perspective to Turkish cinema, Nisan Dağ continues to win the appreciation of the audience with her talented direction and original stories. He is preparing to leave his mark on cinema with his future projects.

Nisan Dağ was born in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Productions in which he took part

• Her First (2019)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.