Raquel Kishori Dukpa and Selin Besili
Photo: Raquel Dukpa_@hoodshoot
Raquel Kishori Dukpa is a screenwriter, creative producer, and casting director. She studied at the University of Hildesheim, focusing on film, queer feminist theory, and popular culture. Since 2016, she has been part of the production company JÜNGLINGE and worked as a casting director, producer, and researcher for their debut film Futur Drei (No Hard Feelings). Together with Faraz Shariat and Paulina Lorenz, Raquel develops and produces a wide range of feature film and series projects. In 2020, she worked as a writer and casting director for the sixth season of the youth series DRUCK (ZDF/funk) and was awarded the German Acting Award in 2021 for her outstanding work. Her screenwriting credits include the medical series KRANK (Apple TV) and the anthology series ZEIT VERBRECHEN, for which she wrote the episode Love by Proxy (RTL+), which premiered in the Berlinale Panorama in 2024. Additionally, she contributed as a writer for the German adaptation of the series Euphoria (RTL+). As a creative producer, Raquel oversees numerous projects, most recently the ARD series Schwarze Früchte by creator Lamin Leroy Gibba. Furthermore, she co-curates and moderates the queer feminist event series CINEMA & CONTEXT alongside Tara Afsah and Lilian Pfeuffer, most recently hosted at the Volksbühne Berlin. Raquel also advises production companies on topics such as anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion.
Photo: Katja Stirnemann
Selin Besili, born 1995 in Lachen SZ. In 2016, she completed the design preparatory programme at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2024, she completed her bachelor’s degree in video at the Lucerne School of Art and Design, specialising in documentary film directing. She was awarded the Central Switzerland Film Prize in the ‘Graduation Films’ category for her graduation film ‘Unser Name ist Ausländer’. She has been a member of the organising committee of the Upcoming Filmmakers Film Festival in Lucerne since 2022, where she is part of the film selection team, among other roles. Since early 2025, she has been taking part in the ‘Salle de Sport’ / ‘Fitnessruum’ screenwriting workshop with her first fictional film project. At the same time, she is working on the development of her first documentary film project after completing her film studies.
Project
"Bizim Aile" is an autofictional ensemble film set in the late 2000s in a village in central Switzerland. At the heart of the story is a six-member Kurdish diaspora family who live under one roof but increasingly clash with one another in their daily lives. The common thread of the narrative is the shared preparation for the Swiss naturalization test, which connects all the characters and forces them to confront the differing realities of their lives.
As part of the mentorship, we aim to further develop the content and structure of the project. The focus will be on deepening character work, refining the narrative form of the ensemble film, and ensuring a thoughtful, discrimination-sensitive portrayal. The goal is to produce a beat sheet, a treatment, and, by the end, a first draft of the screenplay during the mentorship, which will serve as a foundation for further project development and collaboration with a production company.
