Part Brazilian. Part Turkish. Raised in the UK. Educated in the US. Living between Paris and São Paulo . KAYHAN LANNES ÖZMEN is principally a man from everywhere.

He has a considered and nuanced approach to filmmaking - drawing on his aptitude and understanding of multiple genres - from Emmy nominated short films to music videos to documentaries to widely applauded commercial work. He's got a keen eye - and his films are insistingly cinematic. But they also feel close. Real. Intimate. No doubt influenced by the narrative fiction route he has travelled, as a film graduate from the renowned Tisch School of Arts in New York & PUC in Rio de Janeiro.

Kayhan has, what one might call, gravitas. As evidenced by his sense of authentic storytelling, direction, as well his excellence in craft. There is a rhythm and elegance to his work, a flair for the avant garde and a keen sense of how far to conceptually push a simple good idea, so that it becomes a visually interesting and compelling film that is a joy to watch.

In 2016, Kayhan made the film "Girl on the Escalator" which was internationally celebrated on the festival circuit and long long listed at the Academy awards. He is a repeatedly commissioned director at NOWNESS and has created a long list of commercials for international brands such as Smirnoff, Stella Artois, Old Spice, Netflix and Eisenbahn, to name but a few.