Aylin Gökmen is a Swiss-Turkish artist, producer, and activist. She holds a B.A. in Arts from Lausanne University and an M.A. in Documentary Filmmaking from the DocNomads program. Her films combine documentary and fictional approaches, often revolving around themes of memory, imagination and landscape. Her graduation film Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth (2020) had its world premiere at Locarno and screened internationally in over 60 festivals including Sundance and Telluride. Aylin is a member of the Executive Committee of SWAN (Swiss Women’s Audiovisual Network) and a curator for Docs in Orbit, a transnational podcast that supports independent documentary filmmakers.
Locarno Festival
