film in Milano (Italy, 2000) 2004-2005: The Box of Lanzo, Doc./Fiction. Grand Rapids, MI. (as writer, director, camera, producer). 14 min. World Urban Forum, United Nations, Vancouver. Broadcast online on Citizenshift, website of The National Film Board of Canada. Market Clermont-Ferrand, France. Casablanca International Short and Documentary Film Festival. 2005: Sortie, Fiction. Grand Rapids, MI. (as writer, director). 5 min. Casablanca International Short and Documentary Film Festival. 2005: La petite fille d’avant, Documentary. Grand Rapids, MI. 19 min. 2006–11: The Extra, Fiction. (as writer-director (w/ Benjamin Hoekstra), cinematography). 10 min. 2007: The Box of Lanzo, long version, Doc./Fiction. Grand Rapids. 100 min. Flint Film Festival, 2007. UICA, Grand Rapids, MI. 2010: Turtles Do Not Die of Old Age (Les tortues ne meurent pas de vieillesse), 2010, Documentary. Morocco. 2016: Callshop Istanbul, Documentary jointly with Hind Benchekroun 2018: Xalko Others 1999: Photograph, Fiction. Turkey. (as actor). 70 min. 2004: Rumour, Fiction. Grand Rapids. (as camera) Dir. Benjamin Hoekstra. 30 min. 2005: Pompiste, fiction. New York, New Jersey. Writer. 2007: Les Traces du Temps, Casablanca, writer, director, producer 2007: Vendeurs ambulant, Casablanca, writer, director, producer 2007: Last stop Istanbul, writer, director, producer 2007: Victoria, Fiction. (as camera assistant and lighting) Dir. Anna Karina. 2007: Misafir, Fiction. Dir. Eylem Kaftan. 2007: Taxi Casablanca Documentary. (as cinematographer). Dir. Hind Benchekroun and Mary Fowles. References External links Turtle Films Festivalscope Interview, Montreal WMJPC event listing http://citizenshift.org/blogs/citizenshift/2007/07/23/sami-mermer-back-in-canada/ Citizenshift article http://www.cinoche.com/films/les-tortues-ne-meurent-pas-de-vieillesse/index.html http://casablanca.madeinmedina.com/fr/article-apres-taxi-casablanca-les-tortues-ne-meurent-pas-de-vieillesse-2060.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120502154618/http://www.documentfilmfestival.org/archive/doc6/lanzos_box.htm Dubai Film Fest listing Craftsanity interview Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Montreal Turkish emigrants to Canada Université du Québec alumni Canadian documentary film directors Asian-Canadian filmmakers