Altuğ Kaan Paçaci

France / Türkiye

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Born in Turkey, Atuğ Kaan Paçaci is a film director and a screenwriter based in Paris.

After working for the Ankara International Film Festival, he began a career as a film critic for the Turkish magazine Sekans, where he was editor-in-chief between 2015 and 2016. With a master’s degree from EICAR (the International Film and Television School), he directed his first short film, Past Mortemin 2025.

Filmography (1) +

🎨 Feature films (1)

2025 – Past Mortem Role : Director, Screenwriter
Synopsis : Ada lives alone in her house in the countryside. As her mind is meeting the effects of age, she receives recurring visits from a young man dressed in black with a pale face. Without uttering a word, he plunges her back into her past, her memories, and her questions about her roots and her country of origin: Turkey.

Synopsis : Ada lives alone in her house in the countryside. As her mind is meeting the effects of age, she receives recurring visits from a young man dressed in black with a pale face. Without uttering a word, he plunges her back into her past, her memories, and her questions about her roots and her country of origin: Turkey.