Hilal Baydarov
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Biography
Hilal Baydarov (Azerbaijani: Hiləl Baydarov; Russian: Хилал Байдаров; born 1987; Baku) is an Azerbaijan filmmaker, cinematographer and editor.
During his high school years, he won the national championships of mathematics twice in 2004 and 2005. In 2011 he lead the Azerbaijani team at the informatics olympiad. After a master in computer sciences, Baydarov studied at the Sarajevo Film Academy under acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr before going on to make his feature debut HILLS WITHOUT NAMES (2018), which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival, the same year his documentary debut BIRTHDAY won the Docu Talent Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Since then Hilal has completed an...
Best known work
In Between Dying
2021
When the Persimmons Grew
2019
Birthday
2018
Sermon to the Fish
2022
Nails in My Brain
2020
Crane Lantern
2022
Mother and Son
2019
Sermon to the Birds
2023
Hills Without Names
2018
One Day in Selimpasha
2018Filmography
TBA
Stone Over StoneDirector, Writer, Producer
2026
Sermon to the VoidDirector, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay
2023
Sermon to the BirdsDirector, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2022
Sermon to the FishDirector, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Writer
2022
Crane LanternWriter, Editor, Producer, Director
2021
In Between DyingDirector, Producer, Writer, Editor
2020
Nails in My BrainDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2019
When the Persimmons GrewDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2019
Mother and SonDirector
2018
One Day in SelimpashaDirector
2018
BirthdayDirector, Screenplay
2018
Hills Without NamesWriter, Cinematography, Editor, Director