Dervis Zaim
Dervis ZAIM (1964, Cyprus) studied economics in Istanbul and cultural studies in Warwick. He is a writer and director for radio, film and television and has written a novel, Ares in Wonderland (1995). At the Istanbul Film Festival, Elephants and Grass (2000) won the international critics' prize. All of his following features have been screened at film festivals across the world.
Filmography
Hang the Camera (1992, short), Rock Around the Mosque (1993, doc), Tabutta rövasata/Somersault in a Coffin (1996), Filler ve Çimen/Elephants and Grass (2001), Çamur/Mud (2003), Cenneti beklerken/Waiting for Heaven (2006), Nokta/Dot (2008)