Mirac Atabey
Directing
Mirac Atabey (1989, Rize, Turkey) is a director, screenwriter, and producer who graduated from the Doc Nomads Master’s Programme in documentary filmmaking, held in Lisbon, Budapest, and Brussels. He is the founder of Micmuss Film Entertainment, a film production and distribution company based in Pazar, Rize. His short film trilogy, consisting of Stove (2012), Downtown (2014), and Yard (2018), has received recognition on the film festival circuit, with the final installment premiering at the Rotterdam Film Festival. His debut feature film, A Hero of Our Time (2023), showcases a refined version of his observational visual style and interactive cinema language, characterized by uninterrupted scenes with lengthy acting performances, which won the Best First Film Award at the Bosphorus Film Festival. He was also a participant in Talents Sarajevo 2017 at the Sarajevo Film Festival and WIP Europa 2021 at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Marriage A-la-Mode (2026) is his second feature film and his first entirely self-funded, industry-free project.
Known for
Behind the camera8
- 2026Marriage A-la-Mode Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Colorist, Sound Designer
- 2023A Hero of Our Time Writer, Director
- 2018Yard Director, Writer
- 2016Permutations Director, Writer
- 2014Downtown Director, Writer
- 2013The Hawk Director, Writer
- 2012Stove Writer, Director
- 2011The Children of the Rain Director, Writer
Acting1
- 2026