Neco Celik

Who is Neco Celik?

Neco Çelik is a Turkish-German filmmaker.

He was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg to Turkish immigrants. His father was a gardener, and his mother a domestic worker. In his youth, before going into film directing and teaching media, Çelik belonged to a gang called 36 Boys, corresponding to the postal address of Berlin 36 at the time. After making a fake documentary and two short films, he directed two feature films, Alltag and Urban Guerillas, both earning Çelik international acclaim as Germany’s young and upcoming Spike Lee.