Izem Ayşegül Topal was born in Ankara in 1999. In 2022, she graduated from the Psychology Department of Okan University's Faculty of Communication. Since 2020, she has been interning at the laboratory 'RESCUE FOOD REWARD IN OBESITY WITH NEURO-MODULATION OF GUT-BRAIN SIGNALS', established by Dr. Maria Veldhuizen at Yale University School of Medicine and supported by TUBITAK BIDEB 2232.
In 2019, Topal took on the roles of producer, director, and screenwriter for her first short film 'MODEM'. Recognizing her potential in directing, she was invited to attend the classes of Dr. Bahar Kılıç Adilce at the Okan University Department of Cinema and TV between 2020 and 2022 for further training. In 2021, she sold her film to BluTV. Since September 2022, she has been taking courses in Dramaturgy, Theater Management, Theater History, Mythology, and Cultural Thought from Dr. Associate Professor Sündüz Haşar at the Aydın University Faculty of Fine Arts Drama and Acting Department to develop her new film 'Dolap'.
In August 2023, she successfully started her second bachelor's degree in Opera Main Art at Istanbul University State Conservatory.
Topal's diverse background in psychology, music, filmmaking, and neuro-modulation, along with her curiosity for exploring the human experience and multidisciplinary approach, demonstrate her versatility.
  • Writer (6 Credits)
    M/OTHER
    Student, Screenplay, Short Script, Treatment
    To My Father...
    Student, Screenplay, Short Script, Stage Play, Television Script
    Aware2025
    Experimental, Short, Student
    right2025
    Documentary, Other
    M/OTHER2024
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
    MODEM2019
    Experimental, Short
  • Director (6 Credits)
    M/OTHER
    Student, Screenplay, Short Script, Treatment
    Aware2025
    Experimental, Short, Student
    right2025
    Documentary, Other
    M/OTHER2024
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
    Resistance And Body2024
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
    MODEM2019
    Experimental, Short
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    Aware2025
    Experimental, Short, Student
    right2025
    Documentary, Other
    M/OTHER2024
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
    Resistance And Body2024
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
    MODEM2019
    Experimental, Short
  • Editor (1 Credit)
    M/OTHER2024
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
Honorable Mention
To My Father...
Tatras International Film Festival
Tatranska Lomnica Vysoké Tatry, Prešovský kraj 059 81
2023
Finalist
To My Father...
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles, CA
2022
Honorable Mention
To My Father...
Changing Face International Film Festival
Sydney, NSW
2022
College
İstanbul State Conservatory
Opera
2023Present
College
Okan University
Psychology
20172021
College
Bilgi University
Master of Arts Cinema
2024Present
Birth Date
January 12, 1999
Birth City
Ankara
Current City
İstanbul
Hometown
İstanbul
Gender
Other
Eye Color
Hazel
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's beyond the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.
-Stanley Kubrick
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