Selim Çotal

Selim Çotal

Birth : 1982-07-03, Eskilstuna, Södermanlands län, Sweden

History

Selim Cotal was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Cotal is a Turkish-Swedish director of photography known for his work on A House Plant Named Yasemin (2019). Cotal started his career as a web developer. Later on, because of his interest in movies and filmmaking, he decided to pursue the art of cinematography. Cotal started shooting music videos and various projects for artists. Cotal finds himself traveling back and forth between Stockholm and Istanbul for projects. Cotal is also the creator of Mr. Cinematography which is a website for cinematographers.

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Selim Çotal

Movies

A House Plant Named Yasemin
A House Plant Named Yasemin
Director of Photography
Yasemin hits her sister's face with the comforting lie they believed at her uncle's funeral. He knows he cannot heal, so he will stop treatment and will not torture himself. The sister, who refuses to accept this, realizes that she is struggling with the sense of ownership after a while. Her dilemma will be resolved with Yasemin and her relationship with the cactus they picked up from the funeral home.