Mehmet Ali Avci, is a Danish film maker, known for the 2018 short film Ansvar.

Early life

Mehmet was born and raised in the suburbs of

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. His father site of the family originates from

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, and he would often visit his Turkish family. During these visits he would often watch movies on the family's old

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. Movies became his way of escaping the boring life in the suburbs.

Film career

In 2016 Mehmet started attending the film school Station Next, where he would go on to write and direct multiple short films, the most notable being Ansvar, which would go on to attend multiple international film festivals.

References

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