The Perishing, Özlem ÖZEL was born in Dinar in 1988. She is the director and screenwriter of Gelincik Kırmızı Film. After the earthquake in 1995, she moved to İzmir and continued her education there. She is a graduate of Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Law.At the same time, she has been working as a lawyer in the field of criminal law for 6 years. She was named best director with Poppy Red