ABOUT SHAMILA
Shamila Lengsfeld is a German-Iranian director and screenwriter whose work blends elements of social drama, thriller, sci-fi, and dark comedy into genre-defying narratives. Her films merge stylized genre tropes with political subtext, themes of identity, and rebellious humor.
Her superhero short Blake (2017) – a visually bold, VFX-enhanced homage to queer resistance – won the German Newcomer Film Award. Critics hailed it as “a middle finger to cookie-cutter genre tropes.”
