Bircan Birol
Bircan is a documentary filmmaker working between Scotland and Turkey.
Her short films have screened internationally at theatres and festivals such as Edinburgh International, Big Sky, Dublin, Bogoshorts, and London Short. She is currently making her first feature-length documentary with Bombito/Randan Productions, supported by Screen Scotland and the International Documentary Association, and pitched at IDFA Forum and Cannes Docs.
Her work seeks to understand humanity and its diverse forms of resilience, both at the collective and personal levels, engaging with themes of belonging, justice, memory, and place.
She also works as a freelance director and camera operator equipped with an FS7 kit.
She is an alumna of IDFA Academy, Close-Up Initiative, Sheffield DocFest Queer Realities Director’s Lab, Glasgow Film Festival Talent Scheme, EIFF Script Starter, Filmonomics, and Scottish Documentary Institute. She is also a BAFTA Connect member and an International Documentary Association-supported artist.