Born in Izmir, Turkey, Cagan Kayi went to Los Angeles, CA to study filmmaking after completing his academic degree in Economics. He won the best director award in IFS 2015 with his first feature film. He is a screenplay writer and an indie film director who focuses on psychological and social issues with crime, comedy, horror and sci-fi subtexts in his projects. Today, he resides in his hometown Izmir and continues to create and tell stories with cinema.