Sheida Kiran




Sheida is a British-Turkish-Iranian documentary filmmaker and composer based in London. She conducted research on women and migration during her BSC Social Sciences studies at University College London (UCL). This led to her MA in Documentary Film at University Arts London (UAL). In 2018, she worked at award-winning charity Medical Aid Films, where she supported the production of health films for vulnerable women and children in the global south.
Driven by her passion for ethnographic storytelling, her most recent work focuses on documenting women in agriculture and their rights to landownership. Her student film 'Harvesting Our Tea' was selected for the One World Media Global Short Docs Forum 2021, and later, commissioned by BBC Our World and broadcast globally. The film was selected as a featured documentary in the the Primetime Graduate Showcase in partnership with Cinegirl Magazine and was awarded Best Short Documentary in the Women's Voices Now Film Festival in LA.
Through her experience of scoring for film, she often uses music as a tool to build narratives, and composes the music to her films. She is currently performing the music of her latest documentary with the orchestral musical project 'Entropies' across London concert venues. They are recording the project with funding support received by the Bert Jansch Foundation in 2023.
Sheida is currently developing documentaries for BBC Two at Current Affairs and developing her next short documentary with the support of the OSBD Documentary Film Fund.

BBC Development Researcher, 2022 - 2023
BBC, Producer/Director, 2021 - 2022
University of the Arts London, Master of Arts. 2020 - 2021
UCL, Social SciencesPolitics/Sociology/Migration/Documentary Film, 2017 - 2020
British International School Istanbul, High School Diploma, 2014 - 2017

Yönetmenliğini Yaptığı Belgesel Filmler

Here to Stay (Gitmedik Buradayız) - 2025 .... Deneysel Belgesel, 00:29:44
11. Türk Dünyası Belgesel Film Festivali, Kısa Belgesel Film Yarışması, Birincilik Ödülü. 2026
5. Ayvalık Film Festivali, Belgeseller Bölümü, Gösterim Seçkisi. 2026
Documentarist Ekoloji Buluşmaları, Balıkesir Gösterim Seçkisi. 2026
Documentarist Ekoloji Buluşmaları, Hopa Gösterim Seçkisi. 2026
Documentarist Ekoloji Buluşmaları, Milas Gösterim Seçkisi. 2026

Harvesting Our Tea - 2022 .... Belgesel, 00:30:00
8. Türk Dünyası Belgesel Film Festivali, Öğrenci Belgesel Film Yarışması, Birincilik Ödülü. 2023
Munich FilmSchool Fest, Best Documentary. 2022
Women's Rights and Struggles Award Special Mention. 2022
Porto Femme International Film Festival, Porto, Best Student Documentary Documentary. 2022
Porto Femme International Film Festival, Porto, Shortlisted for Best Student Documentary. 2022
Shortlisted for Best Student Documentary, London, Grierson Documentary Awards. 2022
Shortlisted for Best Student Documentary, London, BAFTA Yugo Student Awards. 2022
One World Media, London, Best Student Documentary. 2022
Women's Voices Now, LA, Best Short Documentary. 2022
6. Kadın Yönetmenler Festivali, Dünya Panorama Bölümü, Gösterim Seçkisi. 2023
2. Kaş Kısa Film Festivali, Ulusal Ulusal Öğrenci Filmleri Yarışması, Finalist. 2023



Kaynak
Kaş Kısa Film Festivali
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