Reha Erdem

Born in Istanbul, Reha Erdem began his studies in History at Bogazici University in Istanbul. He graduated from Cinema Department of Paris 8 University. He obtained his M.A. in Plastic Arts at the same university. He shot his first feature-length film Oh Moon in 1989 as a French-Turkish co-production. He shot Run for Money (1999), Mommy (2004), I’m Scared (2004), Times and Winds (2006), My Only Sunshine (2008), a Turkish-Greek-Bulgarian co-production, and Kosmos (2009). His latest two films are Jîn (2012), Singing Women (2013), and Big Big World (2016), which is an APSA nominee for Best Youth Feature film. He also has short films and directed a theater play, Maids (Les Bonnes) by Jean Genet.