Ilgın began experimenting with film and video during their undergraduate education at Brown University. After graduating in 2018, they moved to Los Angeles to work as an assistant to Margaret Brown who had just begun developing her documentary feature, Descendant. Afterwards, Ilgın worked at Blumhouse Productions as an office assistant, later transitioning to post-production assistant. Since 2022, they have been working on set for various films and commercials in both Los Angeles and Istanbul. In 2025, they completed their first short film Everything Between Us (Original Title: Aramızda Kalan Her Şey), which has since screened at both national and international film festivals.
Research and Creative Interests
Queer cinema, science fiction, animation
Selected Work and Awards
Everything Between Us. (2025). [Digital, 17”].
Education
BA, Development Studies, Brown University