Shamila Lengsfeld is an Iranian-German filmmaker. Born at Lake of Constance, Germany, she studied film at SAE Institute Cologne, Germany, successfully graduating with a Bachelor of Digital Filmmaking in 2016, then attended the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles for an advanced directing degree. Her work has won international awards. Her sci-fi film, BLAKE, won the German Newcomer Film Award 2018. Furthermore, her films often address sociopolitical issues, but questions of identity and belonging are also central to her work. Regularly told from the perspective of queer and female characters and wrapped in the genres of sci-fi, action, and crime.  Currently, she is located in Berlin and Prague.