Senem Tüzen

She co-directed the documentary Eat Your Catfish, which premiered at IDFA International Documentary Film Festival, Envision Competition Section, at 2021.

• Name — Senem Tüzen • Born — 1980 • Birthplace — Ankara, Turkey • Occupation — Film director, Scriptwriter, Film Producer, Film Editor, Cinematographer • Years Active — 2004-present

Tüzen is married, and has two sons.

Tüzen is a graduate of the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, holding a degree in Cinema and Television.

Tüzen's film career has seen her in a variety of roles. She holds credits as a director, scriptwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor. Her work frequently features themes of women's role within society and how that applies within the family. A Life Without Words (una Vida Sin Palabras) focuses on the role of three deaf siblings living in rural Nicaragua, and looks at the intersections between disability, gender, and poverty, and how these things work into the family unit. Motherland especially, focuses on the uniqueness of mother-daughter relationships in Turkish culture, and how these relationships are reflective of the political landscape of Turkey. Her recent documentary Eat Your Catfish, which she co-directed, tells the story of Kathryn, a middle aged ALS patient living in New York and her family diveded by this terminal illness. Tüzen and her husband co-founded the production company Zela Film which produced her feature film Motherland. Zela Film also produced her 2011 documentary A Life Without Words (Una Vida Sin Palabras). Zela Film's other projects include:

Tüzen's early filmography contains primarily short films, only in the later part of her career has she worked on documentaries and feature films. • Yeah — Title — Type — Role • 2004 — Ali's Dream — Short — Writer, director • 2005 — Rats — Short — Writer, director • 2007 — Unus Mundus — Short — Writer, director • 2008 — Milk and Chocolate — Short — Writer, director • 2010 — Arpeggio ante lucem (pera berbangê) — Short — Cinematographer, editor • 2011 — A Life Without Words — Documentary — Director, Editor, Producer • 2015 — Motherland — Feature Film — Director, editor, producer, writer • 2021 — Eat Your Catfish — Feature Documentary — Co-director, co-producer, editor, writer