
Person
Cem Kaya
Directing · Born 1976-02-01 · Schweinfurt, Germany
Biography
Born in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1976, he studied communication design in Stuttgart and worked first as a producer, editor and director of commercials and music videos before moving into documentary. His film Remake, Remix, Rip-Off, about the Turkish Yesilçam film industry that remakes Hollywood blockbusters for the domestic cinema market, premiered at Locarno. He is also a cinematographer and worked with others filming the investigative documentary 77sqm_9:26min, about the reconstruction of the NSU murder of Halit Yozgat, which premiered at documenta 14.
Known for

The Illegal Film
Self
Kebabträume
Director

Arabeks
Director
Do Not Listen!
Director

Love, Deutschmarks and Death
Writer

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
Director
The Cold Plate
Director
Filmography
- 2022Love, Deutschmarks and DeathWriter
- 2019Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop CinemaDirector
- 2019The Illegal FilmSelf
- 2010ArabeksDirector
- 2005Do Not Listen!Director
- 2003The Cold PlateDirector
- —KebabträumeDirector
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