Alphan Eşeli

He has shot fashion ad campaigns with world-renowned stars such as Gisele Bundchen, Frankie Rayder, Erin Wasson, Angela Lindvall, Olivier Martinez, and more.

Eşeli made his feature film debut with The Long Way Home (original title: Turkish: Eve Dönüş Sarıkamış 1915), which he wrote and directed.

Set in the Eastern Anatolian highlands during the brutal winter of 1915, the film chronicles a band of survivors trying to make their way home after the deadly Battle of Sarikamish.

On March 8, 2013, The Long Way Home opened nationwide in 77 theaters and premiered in several international film festivals,[5][6][7] receiving praise from critics and audiences alike.

Spanning one night, the film focuses on the story of a vampire girl Mia and Ayşe from a conservative family in the political atmosphere of Istanbul at that time.

[15] In 2018, loosely inspired by his short film "Mia", Eşeli wrote and directed Yaşamayanlar (English: [Immortals]), the first Turkish vampire drama web series.

There she finds herself torn in an Underworld filled with corrupt businessmen, insurgent youth gangs living on the Outskirts, and hidden vampires who fight for their existence in the modern world.

[17] It is an annual, three-day festival that offers a hybrid program of panels and talks, exhibitions, workshops, screenings, and performances that aim to establish and forge cultural and artistic relations, by bringing together some of the world's most talented and creative minds.

Festival has grown into a highly anticipated cultural event, it has broadened its reach to a wider global audience, launching new biannual editions in 2019.

[19] Previous participants include Zaha Hadid, Gore Vidal, JR, Terry Gilliam, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Stipe, Jefferson Hack, Carine Roitfeld, Stefano Tonchi, Franca Sozzani, and many more.