Kubilay Mert Ural

Kubilay Mert Ural is a musician, artist, and filmmaker who critically investigates society through psychology and realism. He is known for his short films in which toys are employed as characters which assume an innocent and child-like exploration of the world while conveying deep, sometimes perturbing, messages about politics, consumerism, and our fading sense of spirituality. In his latest film, a dervish carries a group of business people on a drive through the desert. This dark comedy is a journey through sacred landscapes and the cerebral space of the imagination that serves as an allegory on the weight of materialism and the demands of the capitalist system on our own personal lives.