M. Ceren Arslan is a Turkish writer and film director living in the United States. Growing up in Turkey, she was interested in ancient history, classic literature, and philosophy. She lived for a time in Izmir and was influenced by the cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. During her teenage years, she studied art history and painting. She attended the Dokuz Eylul University of Fine Arts, where she studied screenwriting. She also worked under Hungarian filmmaker, Bela Tarr. Among her influences, M. Ceren counts Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bela Tarr, Wong Kar-wai, and Federico Fellini. In 2022, Ceren graduated from the Masters program in Film Production at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts.

Her approach to filmmaking is deeply personal and driven by a belief that cinema has the power to imbue life with greater meaning. She is currently working on different stories of foreignness in familiar places.