Nefise Özkal Lorentzen is a Turkish-Norwegian writer, filmmaker and professor at The faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technologies at Innland University, Norway. She received her B.A in Political Science at Bosphorus University in Istanbul and her M.A in Media and Communication at the University of Oslo. Over the past two decades she has produced and directed several controversial documentaries related to Islam. Her films have premiered in prestigious festivals such as IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, San Francisco FF, Göteborg FF, Hot Springs, One World and Movies That Matter among others. She was nominated for the History Makers Award in NYC. FILMOGRAPHY (links on IMDB/Integralfilm.com) 2021 Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam (as Director & Screenwriter) 2021 The Art of Whistling (as Producer) Directed by Per Maning 2021 As I want (as Co-Producer) Directed by Samaher Alqadi 2020 Syrialism (as Producer) Directed by Dalia Al Kury 2019 A Gift from God (as Co-Director with Jørgen Lorentzen) 2017 Those Who Love (as Director) 2017 Beauty and the Dogs (as Co-Producer) directed by Kauther Ben Hania 2016 Village vs Empire (as Co-Producer) Directed by Mark Kaplan 2014 The Silver Boys sing Aenon (as Director & Screenwriter) 2014 ManIslam (as Director & Screenwriter) 2011 A Balloon for Allah (as Director & Screenwriter) 2008 The Young Detectives (as Director & Screenwriter) 2008 Gender Me (as Director & Screenwriter) 2006 Granny Mamma (as Co-Director) 2005 I Have Two Countries ((as Director & Screenwriter & Cinematographer)) 2004 Smart Home (as Director & Screenwriter) 2002 It Happened Yesterday; It Happens Today (as Director) 2001 Go Beyond Limits (as Director) 1997 Smertefotografen (as Director) 1994 Traveling to the East (as Director)