Natalia Sinelnikova

Natalia Sinelnikova is a writer and director based in Berlin. She emigrated from St. Petersburg to Germany in 1996 as a Jewish quota refugee. The political circumstances and antisemitism forced the family to leave the country. She studied Culture Studies in Hildesheim, focusing on theatre and photography, and film directing at Babelsberg Film University in Potsdam. Her short film Weeping Willows was screened at various international festivals. In 2016, she was a member of the Debut Film Jury of the Festival of East European Cinema Cottbus and in 2021 was part of the ZFF Academy at Zurich Film Festival. Natalia is a member of the Jewish artists' network "Dagesh". Her debut feature film We Might As Well Be Dead premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2022 will have its international premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2022.

We Might As Well Be Dead (2022)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Natalia Sinelnikova
CAST:  Ioana Iacob  •  Pola Geiger  •  Knut Berger  •  Susanne Wuest

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Natalia Sinelnikova
CAST:  Ioana Iacob  •  Pola Geiger  •  Knut Berger  •  Susanne Wuest

Die unsichtbare Frau (2019)

A woman in a restaurant resorts to drastic measures in order to be seen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Natalia Sinelnikova
CAST:  Peter Foyse  •  Jenny König  •  Anna Grisebach  •  Sascha Werginz

A woman in a restaurant resorts to drastic measures in order to be seen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Natalia Sinelnikova
CAST:  Peter Foyse  •  Jenny König  •  Anna Grisebach  •  Sascha Werginz