A dual citizen in the U.S. and Turkey, Bessy Adut was born in Istanbul to a professional bridge champion mother and a filmmaker/musician father. She acquired a Fulbright scholarship to attend California Institute of the Arts, where she studied Film/Video, graduating with an MFA in Film Directing. After graduation, she spent a few years working in the film industry in Turkey to complete her terms of agreement with Fulbright Association. She moved back to Los Angeles to direct an international documentary and to pursue her film career. She wanted to improve her storytelling skills, leading her to get a certificate from UCLA Professional screenwriting program and completing two feature screenplays. Her most recent screenplay, "The Turk” inspired by historical events, has been a Quarter Finalist for 2017 Cinestory Feature Retreat and Fellowship. Her short film as director/writer, TOLERANS, premiered at Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and THAT CAKE at 2nd Act Film Festival. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL won best narrative short film at Pasadena Art Center Film Festival. Currently, Adut is the founder of Queen B. Film Hive, LLC. She continues to work as a freelance filmmaker in Film & TV industry. Her latest film is “Escape Room: Proof of Concept” horror/thriller short film that’s going on to tour the film festivals all over the world. “Shadows in the Room” sequel feature screenplay is waiting under her belt to be her first feature directorial debut.