Şerif Çiçek was born in 1992 in Amed, Northern Kurdistan (Turkey). During his education, he worked as assistant stage designer and assistant director in many film projects in Istanbul. In 2017 and 2018, he worked in Northern Syria - Western Kurdistan as part of the Rojava Film Commune. He later settled in Germany and worked as a director and producer for Art Records Production. He shot and produced numerous music videos and TV broadcasts with Art Records. He recently released his first documentary, "Prison or Exile", which is currently being screened in Europe. He also serves as the European representative of the Rojava Film Commune

Filmography 1- Ji bo Azadiye / The End Will Be Fabulous (2019/ Director's Assistant) 2- Gefängnis oder Exil / Prison or Exile (2021/ Screenwriter and Director) 3- Blackberry Season (2021/ Post-Production) 4- Kobane (2022 / Co-Producer)

5- Yıkılacak Duvarlar / Tearing Walls Down (2023 / Director)