Natalia Sinelnikova
Directing
Biography
Natalia Sinelnikova is an award-winning writer and director based in Berlin. She studied theatre and photography in Hildesheim and film directing at the Babelsberg Film University in Potsdam. Her short films have been screened at international film festivals around the world. In 2021, Sinelnikova was selected for the Zurich Film Festival's talent program - ZFF Academy. Her critically acclaimed first feature film "We Might As Well Be Dead" co-written with Viktor Gallandi, premiered at the Berlinale 2022 as the opening film of the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section and was nominated for the GWFF Award - Best First Feature. It celebrated its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, winning Best Cinematography in the International Competition. The film has been featured in over forty festivals globally, securing multiple awards. It was nominated for the German Film Critics' Award for Best Feature Debut, Best Screenplay, and Best Music, and was shortlisted for the German Film Award. Natalia Sinelnikova is a Berlinale Talents Alumna and member of the European Film Academy.
Known For
The high-rise building block near the forest is famous for its carefully curated community. As a dog disappears and her daughter refuses to leave the bathroom, security officer Anna faces an absurd battle against the fear, that slowly spreads among the residents and shakes the utopia with a view.
We Might As Well Be Dead
It is dedicated to the memory of Heinrich Zveinek, the first commissar of the Inzen Division, who died during the defense of Lugansk and was buried on Red Square.
Subjects of the Revolution
A therapist dies under mysterious circumstances. No one knows how or why. At the Russian-Jewish funeral service, his daughter, relatives and former patients gather to come to terms with the loss together. However, no one seems to have known the deceased well. The question increasingly arises as to who the guests are actually mourning: the deceased, their lost home or simply themselves?
Trauerweiden
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Flow
A woman in a restaurant resorts to drastic measures in order to be seen.
Die unsichtbare Frau
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