About

I am a filmmaker.

I created this blog as a personal archive, a self-promotion, a persona, and a space where I gather thoughts both for myself and anyone who cares to join.

Here is my official bio which is carefully written to impress the all-powerful-decision-makers:

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. 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.

Quick Links

Access my films on Patreon.

Learn about upcoming screenings in the Screening Calendar.

Watch trailers and excerpts on YouTube and Vimeo.

Find professional information on my company Website and IMDb.

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Where I Write and Rewrite

I don’t write on a camel’s back in Turkey. Sorry for not fitting a stereotyped image of a Third-World and Middle Eastern artist. But, my ceiling does leak sometimes. Does that still make me eligible for DEI opportunities?

How to Steal From Me

Everything here is copyrighted.

I link to external content that I don’t own instead of sharing it directly. I expect the same.

I don’t follow strict academic citation rules, but I credit the names and link to a related book, page, or whatever. I expect the same.

I use AI tools for proofreading texts and creating visuals, and I make sure I have the rights to anything I create with them. I expect the same.