Films created in partnership with artists that profile their work and vision through documentary storytelling. These artist-led or collaborative projects often take the form of creative commissions, focusing on bringing their unique perspectives and stories to the screen.
REALITIES - 2025
Short Artist Documentary (in post-production)
Made a film following three artists from different artistic and cultural backgrounds who spend a year with several Norh Lanarkshire communities, as part of the REALITIES research project which explores broken systems causing health inequalities in Scotland.
filmed & edited by Bircan Birol
commissioned by the University of Edinburgh & North Lanarkshire Council
Remembering Together: Glasgow - 2025
Artist Profile Documentary (in post-production)
A short artist profile film documenting Glasgow-based artists taking part in Remembering Together, a Scotland-wide socially engaged art project responding to loss and change during COVID-19.
filmed & edited by Bircan Birol
commissioned by Creative Scotland & Govanhill Baths Cultural Trust
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.
director & editor Bircan Birol cinematographer Kasparas Vidunas sound mix Roderich Buchanan Dunlop
commissioned by Creative Scotland & European Union Youth Orchestra’s Café Bauhaus Initiative - Watch Now.
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.
Love the Sinner - 2022
Multimedia Performance Film
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
Forest Within - 2021
Movement Film
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
Screenings: Screen.Dance Festival 2021- Scottish Landscape Awards Exhibition 2023