Person
Erin Semine Kökdil
Directing
Biography
Erin Semine Kökdil is a storyteller interested in building solidarity and inciting social change through film. Her work has screened at IDFA, Hot Docs, Camden International Film Festival, AFIDocs, San Francisco International Film Festival and Palm Springs International ShortFest, among others. Her work has been supported by SFFILM and Points North Institute and featured on KQED and in The New Yorker. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, she worked extensively with non-profits and community-led initiatives in the US and Guatemala. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies and Spanish from Smith College and an MFA in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University.
Known for
Love in the Time of Migration
Director
The Recall: Reframed
Sound Recordist
How to Breathe in Kern County
Associate Producer
Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging to Me
Director
Filmography
- 2024Love in the Time of MigrationDirector
- 2022The Recall: ReframedSound Recordist
- 2021Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging to MeDirector
- 2019How to Breathe in Kern CountyAssociate Producer
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