Serra Ciliv’s studies and work experience in psychotherapy, politics, arts & culture, and history have focused on forms of belonging and opposition; individual, intergenerational and collective trauma; feminism and ecology; experiences of displacement, and forms of care, solidarity and resilience. Her work as a therapist and facilitator aims to help foster awareness and courageous communication in our very own personal ecosystems, teams, and industries.

In her former life in Istanbul, Serra co-founded and acted for 18 years as director of !f Istanbul Film Festival, an interdisciplinary arts event, a community of support for alternative filmmakers, and a platform for free expression and diversity in Turkey. Serra is also a co-founder of Turkey’s first independent film fund for documentaries, the New Film Fund.

Alongside her private practice, since 2023, she is delighted to have joined forces with Film in Mind, a collective of therapeutic practitioners who provide consultation and therapy for the documentary filmmaking community.

Film in Mind website: www.filminmind.co.uk

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