Deniz Demirer is a filmmaker based in New York City. Demirer’s work as a writer and director includes the feature films Nocturnal Jake (2009), Not I (2010), American Mongrel (2014), Ezer Kenegdo (2016), and the forthcoming comedy, The Allegory (2026). He has also written and directed over a dozen short films, including Simon’s Agony (2021) and Above the Sunset (2023). In addition to writing and directing, Deniz has worked as an actor, cinematographer, and editor. Deniz has garnered high praise and critical acclaim from legendary cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins for the extraordinary cinematography on the award-winning short film Forest Born (2016). Demirer’s films have been exhibited at film festivals around the globe. 

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