Profile
Mert Kaya is a documentary filmmaker and video artist based in Türkiye. He graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Political Science, and brings a decade of activist experience to his filmmaking practice. He is currently developing You Little Box, an experimental documentary about Açık Radyo, the independent community radio silenced by Turkish authorities in 2024.
His first documentary, "Love is Over" (2017), premiered at the 36th Istanbul Film Festival and received the JvdK New Talent Award at Documentarist Istanbul. His video work "Specter" (2019), created with the Memory Center and addressing enforced disappearances, was exhibited at Karşı Sanat. He participated in the Venice Biennale 17th International Architecture Exhibition and has produced documentary work for Anadolu Kültür and the Bertha Foundation.
