ela kazdal

Ela is an artist and filmmaker based in London and a video editor at MUBI. She has presented her films at Salt Beyoğlu in Istanbul (TR), Æden in Berlin (DE), Everyman Cinema, Firstsite, Fabrica, Royal College of Art (UK) The Film-maker’s Cooperative in New York (US) and the International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL).
















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Early Stages of Carrying the Boulder2022    |    Turkey    |    20 minutes    |    VHS transferred to video
Using VHS footage recorded by the director’s father since 1993, the film intertwines the intimate moments of a family: from forming a marriage to the birth of their first child. Following the story of a couple, it shows the intimate moments of their baby adapting to the ways of life - from managing gravity to witnessing the socio-political context of Turkey in the late 90s.

viewing copy available upon request


2024 - 3x3 Short Film Programme at Beyoğlu Cinema in Istanbul, TR: Q&A with Ceylan Özgün Özçelik
2023 - 9th Sakarya International Short Film Festival, Sakarya, TR
2022 - 4th Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival, Istanbul, TR: Honorary Mention in the First Experiment category.