Azmi Mert Erdem is a New York-based, Turkish-American multidisciplinary artist, working with video, photography, performance, and installation. Mert has worked as a director, assistant director, and cinematographer in television series, feature and short films. He has written and directed award-winning short films featured in international film festivals. His photography, video art, and installations have been exhibited internationally. He has also created short documentaries for artists and art institutions.

Mert graduated with a B.A. in Film and Television with honors from Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. He attended the One Year Filmmaking Program at the New York Film Academy, where he worked as a Teaching Assistant upon graduation. Mert completed his M.A. in Liberal Studies from the City University of New York, Graduate Center focusing on film studies and LGBTQIA+ representation in the cinema of Turkey.