Malaz Usta is a filmmaker, a designer and a visual artist. He studied TV, and Cinema at Marmara University in Istanbul, and he is currently a researcher at the Netherlands Film Academy.

His works were screened and awarded in Film Festivals and museums around the world. His first short film A Year in Exile (2020) is the winner of the best short film award at Cinema Verité Iran International Film Festival, the best short documentary award at the International Documentary Film Festival South Africa, the Jury Award at Istanbul International Film Festival, among other awards.