
Yusuf Ölmez
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Samsun, Türkiye
Graduated from Boğaziçi University with a major in Management and a minor in Film Studies. After completing his studies in Narrative Filmmaking at Prague Film School, he earned a Master’s degree at Boğaziçi University, focusing on media economics, political economy, and the cinema of Turkey. In 2023, he completed a second Master’s in Visual and Media Anthropology at MU Berlin, where he directed an ethnographic film in Togo. Based in Berlin, he works as a director, producer, and visual anthropologist.
Filmography
- The Cremation Society
The Cremation Society TBA
Producer

Wind from the East (or 2021) TBA
Executive Producer

Forgotten Solidarities 2026
Associate Producer

Alis 2025
Co-Producer

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz 2025
Executive Producer

Wall, The Wall 2024
Writer, Director

Recce 2024
Co-Producer

Distant Close 2024
Director

Wild Women of Anatolia 2024
Producer

Deceptive Depths 2023
Producer

The Breakdown 2022
Producer

A Glass of Desire 2021
Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

Venus in the Fog 2020
Writer, Director
Credits from TMDB.