Gözde Kural is a Turkish filmmaker born in 1987 in Ankara. She studied Film Production at Istanbul Bilgi University and began her career as an assistant director before transitioning into writing, directing, and producing her own work.

She has directed three short films and made her feature directorial debut with Dust (2015), a drama shot in Afghanistan. The film screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Montreal World Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, and Mumbai International Film Festival. Dust received critical acclaim and won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2016.

In 2024, Gözde completed her second feature film, Cinema Jazireh, a powerful drama focusing on children’s and women’s rights in Afghanistan, continuing her commitment to socially engaged storytelling.