Pola Beck

Pola Beck, born in Berlin in 1982, has made a name for herself as a versatile filmmaker who likes to push boundaries and tackle challenging topics. After studying directing at the Film University Babelsberg and making her feature film debut Am Himmel der Tag (2012), she increasingly focused on series formats, which she shapes with her special sense for complex interpersonal stories. She established herself in the series sector with the successful youth series Druck, followed by productions such as Das letzte Wort (Netflix), Liebe.Jetzt! (ZDFneo) and the sci-fi series Tender Hearts (Sky). Her stories – often told from a female perspective – are characterized by a clever, sensitive look at topics such as identity, loss and love. In her feature film Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt, based on the novel by Olga Grjasnowa, she remains true to her penchant for strong, multi-layered female characters. Pola Beck moves virtuously between genres and brings topics to the screen that illuminate personal and social crises. Pola Beck's work is currently being honored in a retrospective in collaboration with interfilm on Sooner. Here we can discover her diverse short films, made both during and after her studies at the Film University Babelsberg, which show the impressive development of this extraordinary filmmaker.
  • The Circle in Which She Travels

    The Circle in Which She Travels

    Drama, Independent

    2010

    25min

    16+

    A young woman's search for her family roots leads her to Mexico and on the trail of a revolutionary.


  • Treu

    Treu

    Shorts, Love & Sex

    2015

    12min

    16+

    Javier loves two women, and that is more than he can handle.


  • Elysium

    Elysium

    Shorts, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2009

    5min

    16+

    A brief vision of a capitalistic-dystopian future in which even dying is commercialized.


  • Teheran Kitchen

    Teheran Kitchen

    Documentary, Shorts

    2009

    17min

    16+

    Between oversalted soup and grumbling students, three chefs and a kitchen hand toil in the small university cafeteria in Tehran.


  • Inside you

    Inside you

    Drama, Shorts

    2008

    22min

    16+

    In this perceptive coming-of-age drama, 16-year-old Suse feels like a fifth wheel since her mom started dating.


  • Star Chasers

    Star Chasers

    Documentary, Shorts

    2007

    14min

    16+

    What does the night do to people? A documentary with a poetic look at three Berlin night workers and their very own rhythm.


  • Five to Six

    Five to Six

    Shorts, Love & Sex

    2004

    6min

    16+

    Erotic fairy tale about sexual fantasies in the hectic atmosphere of a large kitchen.


  • Kleptomami

    Kleptomami

    Shorts

    2017

    10min

    16+

    A film about the absurdities of being a mom today.