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Emre Sahin

Emre Sahin

Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer · Born January 1, 1976 (50) · Istanbul, Turkey

Born in Istanbul to Turkish and American parents, Emre Sahin, is an award-winning film and television director based in Los Angeles, California and Istanbul, Turkey. After studying Television/Film at Emerson College in Boston, Emre moved to Los Angeles and began directing and editing documentary and reality television shows for networks such as ABC, ABC Family, MTV, and VH1. His short film Canta was selected to screen at over 30 film festivals around the world, and won Best Cinematography at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, Audience Choice Award at the West Chester Film Festival, Best Foreign Short at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and was named the Best Film of 2005 by Turkuaz magazine. The Palm Springs International ShortFest and Rhode Island International Film Festival chose Canta to screen as part of their Best of the Festival, a touring showcase of the festivals' top films. In 2007, Emre and partner Sarah Wetherbee, created, directed and executive produced the History Channel's Cities of the Underworld with Authentic Entertainment, one of the top 5 most watched series in the cable network's history. This led Emre to establish Karga Seven Pictures with partners, Sarah Wetherbee and Kelly McPherson in 2008 where he has executive produced the series How Booze Built America with Mike Rowe for Discovery, Futurescape with James Woods and Alien Encounters for Science Channel, as well as numerous series and specials for networks including History, Discovery, National Geographic, TLC, Travel Channel, ID, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Animal Planet, Weather Channel, and MTV. Emre wrote, directed and edited the feature film 40, shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey, which had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 and won the New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Mention at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for its "energy and stylish direction." His next feature is The Team, a feature film set in the turbulence of today's current social-economical climate in Turkey, as a group of youths from the back streets of Istanbul overcome their personal differences to come together to form a team for a street soccer tournament. Emre is attached to direct Seven Days Waiting for Davis Entertainment and Brad Jensen. The feature,follows a war vet suffering from PTSD, a financial executive contemplating suicide, and a young woman seeking revenge for a past crime. Their lives intersect during a seven-day waiting period following the purchase of a firearm.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1976 (50)
From
Istanbul, Turkey
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 20% in 30 days

What are Emre Sahin's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
23%
Self
15%
Survival
15%
Society
15%
Morality
13%
Power
11%
Bonds
8%
Truth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Contemplative
11
Warm
5
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Emre Sahin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emre Sahin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Umami(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Testament: The Story of Moses(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight at the Pera Palace(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Good Sex(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Vampires in America(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Rise of Empires: Ottoman(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Atlas of Cursed Places(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Bin Laden's Hard Drive(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Declassified(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Contact(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Duff Takes The Cake(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Killing Time(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Untold Story(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Hard to Kill(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Shot in the Dark(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Tornado Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Booze Traveler(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • How Booze Built America(2012)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The History Channel - Sniper - Deadliest Missions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Sniper: Deadliest Missions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Day After Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Highest rated

Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 15: 6 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 15: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 15: 7 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Emre Sahin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Duff Takes The Cake (2019)

94th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Booze Traveler (2014)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Emre Sahin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Emre Sahin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emre Sahin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kelly McPherson shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles