My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.

As filmmakers, you're not working on just one project, you're producing something, directing something, shooting something, and so it becomes hard to do it by yourself.

By giving our audience intimate access to the lives of musicians, we hope to raise awareness of the region's beautiful cultural heritage and present a more nuanced portrait of its people.

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.

I think perhaps Pakistan can take the lead. Perhaps Turkey can as well, being part of Europe. But someone has to start talking about why the Muslim world has become a boiling pot and look beyond these cartoons to what the ideological reasons are for this divide.

My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.