Haydar Taştan (1993, Istanbul) is filmmaker and documentary photographer. He received his BA in Journalism from the Istanbul University. The relationship between him and visual arts started as a documentary photographer. His photography works were published in many publications such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Der Spiegel, De Telegraaf, Amnesty Journal. He has been part of photo exhibitions in Istanbul, Yerevan and Berlin. His photo book Dark Harmonies was imprint in 2017.
In time, he became more interested in moving image. His first short film Cengiz (2020), which won the Best Director Award at the Baku International Film Festival, took part in various international and national film festivals such as Antalya and Istanbul Film Festivals and received awards. His last short film Ruzname (2024) will have its premiere in the 20th International 25 Fps Experimental Film and Video Festival Competition Program in Zagreb, Croatia. He is currently doing his MA Digital Narratives at Internationale Filmschule Köln to craft visual narratives that emphasize fluidity, incorporate interdisciplinary and critical analyses. His works have transitions between experimental cinema, documentary film, photography and visual arts.