Umit’s film journey began in 2001, when he got into film school in Istanbul. During his film study he mainly focused on theory. He analyzed many classic films and directors throughout the film history. He wrote articles about the challenges and potentials of cinema as an art. Umit also worked as an assistant director on different productions, including TV series, short films and documentaries while studying. One of the shorts he worked on, BLUE, was supervised by Majid Majidi, the first Irani...