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A photo dump (+ journal entry) dedicated to camping under the cosmos w my friends ✨️ ** start entry We drove 5 hrs out to camp at Green Lake,, i hadn't been camping since an absolutely disastrous attempt at Wilson's prom nearly a decade ago lol,, suffice to say I was feeling pretty nervous. This time tho, I was way more prepared, under the welcome tutelage of my d&d crew (intrepid adventurers, truly - both in game and in the wild), and so, telescope in hand, I submitted myself to nature and have now emerged a changed person, william 2.0 if you will 😏😎 ,,, okay cringey hyperbole aside - here are some of my highlights from the trip: - reading to my friends - playing d&d in the wild - waking up to a symphony of birdsong - being disconnected from the internet - stargazing thru the telescope by the lake (we saw Sirius, Jupiter, the moon, & the milky way!!) - roasting potatoes on the campfire - eating vegan char siu pork - celebrating John's birthday - philosophising about time, faith, astrophysics, language - dm-ing my own impromptu d&d oneshot - taking it slowww I left this trip feeling more grounded, connected, and ultimately, feeling a deep gravity for my friends (:b) **end entry

It’s our absolute pleasure to have You Are My Tomorrow screening at @cinefestoz this month, Western Australia’s premier film festival, where we’re also nominated for best screenwriter and best lead actor ❤️

👀 A sneaky peek of the film for you! 👀 ‘You Are My Tomorrow’ is screening in the Australian Shorts program at @melbfilmfest in the following sessions: ✨Monday 12th August, 6:45pm, ACMI✨ ✨Wednesday 21st August, 3:45pm, ACMI✨ I hope you can join us for the premiere on Monday night, where I’ll be introducing the film 💗 Tickets are on sale now via the MIFF website and they’re selling fast! https://miff.com.au/program/film/you-are-my-tomorrow #miff2024

BIG NEWS! Our short film You Are My Tomorrow will premiere at the 2024 @melbfilmfest in the Australian Shorts program. The film is a deeply personal reflection on intergenerational trauma, mental illness and the complex dynamics between mothers and daughters within the Turkish diaspora. When I was 18, my mum developed chronic anxiety and panic disorder. Her identity and sense of self dramatically shifted. Soon after, so did mine, as I started to experience anxiety of my own. I helped her through her struggles, especially when she couldn’t help herself. Growing up, I noticed our challenges were similar to those endured by my aunties, close Turkish family friends, and their daughters. It became evident that this was a pervasive experience, affecting women and their daughters within our community. I wanted to make the film to process my own emotions, but ultimately to offer solace to those navigating the sometimes fraught, but magical relationships we have with our immigrant parents. 🎬✨❤️ Starring @melissakahraman & Ayşe Altunkılınç Presented by @ensemblefilms Written and Directed by @larablues Produced by @dpphnx & @molly_minka Supporting Cast Greta Oliver @adammayactor Sarah Terrett Production Coordinator & 1st AD @aarushi_chowdhury Unit Manager Chi Tran Casting Supervisor @laragissing Cinematographer @msskybird 1st AC @arabianshampoo @monbett 2nd AC @ashleigh.hammond @rampant_goose @williamforsyth_ Gaffer @nice_electrics Best Person @lu._cam Production & Costume Design by @bon_mc_k Art Department Assistants @peaachjams @anjtickner Hair & Makeup Artist @foxxysstudio Sound Recordist @sound_department_ Edited by @leylgaabi Music Composition by @limkch Sound Design & Mix @lachlan.vermont Colourist @nicholashower.colour @postlab.io Stills Photographers @_kneehow @mmiicchheellllllee Titles @danozdirekt Post Production House @the_editors65 Paintings @aishahara_ @youssef.officai @everyday_lines_ Produced with the support of @cityofyarra @float_films Made on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land. #MIFF #MelbourneInternationalFilmFestival #TurkishDiaspora

Okay, this is my penultimate post re Tuī Ná before I retire it online (promise 🫡🙏), however ... I'm so thrilled to have been nominated for an AWGIE for《推拿》by the Australian Writers' Guild @australianwritersguild ! And in such terrific company too 🥲 Thank you!!! 🫶🫶🫶 PS. Hmu if you're in Syd this week 😌 📸 @chaoyang_liu

A post dedicated to my friends - my community - my heart ❤️ Entering my 30th year feeling worn & torn, not just by the ravages of time but also by the ever increasing clarity of injustice I see in the world - from the insidious No campaign to a literal fkn genocide just in the last year alone, the face of settler-colonial violence is rearing its ugly head more shamelessly than ever. All through this though, I've found grounding, inspiration & fellowship in friends both old and new - a true salve to my aching heart & bones. If I've learnt anything in my three decades, it's that I haven't learnt very much at all and that life is only as good as the people you share it with --- thank you to all the ppl in my life, i love you all very dearly 🌟

So excited that《推拿》Tuī Ná has been shortlisted for the Iris Prize @irisprize - the world's largest short film prize 💪🫡 So lucky to be attending the festival - hit us up if you'll be in Cardiff / London in the next 2 weeks :~) Marketing assistance provided by Screen Australia ✈️

SFF dump incoming,,, what an intense and wild week of learning at @sydfilmfest first ever incubator lab. I feel so honoured to have been invited alongside such a stunning cohort of peers (their names below). Special shoutout goes to @jess_barclay_lawton my partner in crime for the week that was, as well as Soph & Samm for the sheer madness and love you brought 💗 Also so slay to be at the festival alongside old friends and new, celebrating their films and wins --- congrats Dave n Kalu teamsss 🌟 Lab participants 🫡 @jess_barclay_lawton @lizziecater @vidyarrrr @deb_zhou @shshshelly @alexvaughanphoto @thomlark @lukeagiusdirector @matt.bostock98 @morethanfilm @rockystwocents @nickybee99

So proud that《推拿》Tuī Ná took home BEST FILM at Queer Screen's 30th Mardi Gras Film Festival at this year's @sydneyworldpride 🏳️‍🌈 A full circle moment as we return to the place it all started in 2019 - when @queerscreen took a chance on us and awarded Tuī Ná its first round of funding 💕 Thank you to the jury @spizeco @andriawilsonmirza & @ainoeudokia as well as the incomparable @onelisarose & @queerhow from Queer Screen 💗 and thanks for letting me hold a big novelty cheque every time I come to Sydney lol 💸 Big love to everyone who has continued to support this film 🥰

2022 dump ～ ✨ What a wild and turbo ride !! Happy to have forged new friendships, strengthened old ones, worked on some sick new projects and released others (finally after so much blood sweat n tears),, Feeling a lil burnt out but excited to tackle whatever life throws me 2023 💓 happy new year y’all! *** final pic is me succumbing to the gentle chokehold that was 2022, , , dm me for the nsfw version

Hey yo what an honour to be nominated for Best Direction in Short Film for Tuī Ná by the Australian Directors Guild ✨️ And alongside the creamiest of the crop too 😭💝 Biggest hearts go out to everyone who worked beside me on this 💓 📸 @chaoyang_liu

It's been an absolutely wild 2 years but am SO excited to finally be able to present through @ensemblefilms our baby - YAZ QUEENS! Our first commissioned @abctv television project 🧡 Premiering nationwide on ABC ME and ABC iView next Sunday 20th November 📡 @larablues and I have worked on this film so hard for so long through so many COVID delays and its honestly surreal that we're just a week and a bit from launch! What a special experience to be able to create ASIAN stories for young people - the ones that we never had growing up... and how special that we have people from community finally at the helm of these stories 💓 Biggest heart goes out to Lara for her fearless direction and vision, followed by our absolutely extraordinary young cast - y'all were so inspiring to work with!! Huge thanks to everyone else involved, especially my production team @mediocrecity @mac.kenzie_james and Elizabeth Fermanis. Your support has meant the world to me. My love and adoration to everyone who made this film possible. Full credits list incoming along with the YAZ QUEENS trailer... watch this space 👀 Our film was made in Naarm, on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation ~ we acknowledge and are in constant awe of the deep history of storytelling that is embedded in this country, and pay respects to Elders past & present.