filmmaker
Artist Collabs & Commissions
Ya dancer! (2023)
8' - Creative Documentary
A dance artist befriends a group of elderly women and discovers the transformative power of social dance and movement in combating loneliness and isolation, while also confronting the difficult realities of aging and mortality.
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commissioner Creative Scotland Culture Collective
Thirteen North: Connected (2023)
Artist Profile Videos​
Collaborated with the three composers to create short films in response to the themes explored through their music – generations, cultural exchange, and tradition.
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director & editor Bircan Birol cinematographer Kasparas Vidunas sound mix Roderich Buchanan Dunlop
commissioner Creative Scotland & European Union Youth Orchestra’s Café Bauhaus initiative
Culture Collective films (2022)
Artist Profile Videos
Worked alongside the five artists in the Govanhill Baths Culture Collective team and created video portraits as part of their work.
commissioner Creative Scotland Culture Collective
Love the Sinner (2021)
Multimedia Performance Film, 7'
written and performed by Imogen Stirling
filmed, designed, and edited by Bircan Birol​​
music: Sarah Carton
music master: Caleb Azumah Nelson
​from the stage show and print collection
Love the Sinner
​commissioner: Vanishing Point
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Forest Within (2020)
Movement Film '25
filming by Anna Dako & Bircan Birol
production In The Open - Outdoor Arts Theatre November 2020
movement: Laura Booth Shayne Lilith-Moon Sofia Kondylia
instrumentals: Magi Winmill-Hermann​
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Premiere: Screen.Dance Festival - 2021
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Watch the trailer here.
Recording Dvorak Concerto (2019)
Docu-Performance Film '5
filmed and edited by Bircan Birol
collabration with Nadège Rochat and RSNO​