Director
Emily Atef
January 1, 1973 · Berlin, Germany
Emily Atef (born 6 May, 1973; Berlin) is a German filmmaker based in Berlin.
At the age of 7, Atef moved from Berlin to Los Angeles with her French-Iranian parents and her brother the drummer Cyril Atef. She was 13 when they moved to France, where Atef finished school, and later she went to London to work as an actor in the London theater scene. Atef returned to Berlin to study film direction at the prestigious Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin.
Notable work
Often works with
Silke Bodenbender
3 titles together
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything, Queen of the Night, Desired Children
Geno Lechner
3 titles together
Kill Me, Queen of the Night, Molly's Way
Danny Sapani
2 titles together
Killing Eve, Call Me Queen
Vicky Krieps
2 titles together
3 Days in Quiberon, More Than Ever
Victoria Mayer
2 titles together
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything, Desired Children
Eva Meckbach
2 titles together
Don't Worry, I'm Fine, Desired Children
Full filmography · 15
Call Me Queen
Writer and Director
2026
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
Director and Writer
20235.8
More Than Ever
Writer and Director
20226.4
Jackpot
Director
2020
3 Days in Quiberon
Director and Writer
20186.3
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Director
2017
Desired Children
Director
2016
Queen of the Night
Director
2016
Kill Me
Writer and Director
2012
The Stranger in Me
Director
2008
Molly's Way
Director and Writer
2005
Marseille
as Zelda
2004