Writer, director & producer
Istanbul, Türkiye
01Selected work
2026 · 88 min
Unfolding in a rural landscape, VEHA follows three women and a six-year-old boy sharing a home shaped by distance, silence and unspoken tensions. Told through a singular poetic language, the film observes how subtle disruptions gradually reshape the fragile bonds between them.
IFFR 2027 · Big Screen Competition
Visual essay / music video
Watch on YouTubeShort film · 13 min
Watch on VimeoShort film · 9 min
Watch on Vimeo02Artistic practice
Elif Sözen is a writer, director and producer based in Istanbul.
Her films explore the experiences of women and children in relation to the traditions, social roles and living conditions that surround them. Drawing on the details of everyday life, her cinema conveys her characters’ inner worlds through the rhythm of image and sound. Nature and the city shape the emotional tone and atmosphere of this poetic storytelling.
After more than ten years as an assistant director in cinema and advertising, she founded Elves Films in 2022. Her debut feature, VEHA, was completed in 2026. She is now developing her second feature.
“I want sound and image to create a space where viewers can connect with their own feelings.”
San Sebastián
WIP Europa · VEHAGlobal Media Makers
Film Independent · Los Angeles residencyElves Films
Independent film production · Founder03Contact