BIO

Severine Reisp is an award-winning German/American filmmaker born and raised in Germany. After high school, she became a trainee with the Joffrey Ballet in NY. As a ballet dancer, she performed all over the world. Eventually, Severine enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College, where she discovered her passion for filmmaking and obtained the presidential scholarship. Since then, she has directed multiple short films and music videos screened in festivals worldwide.

Her recent short films have been recognized in several international film festivals: A Tango to Remember – Best Romance Film, Los Angeles Film Awards; Ruminate – Best Musical and Best Dance Choreography, Oniros Film Awards; Stop What You’re Doing – Best Music Video at Athens International Digitial Film Festival; Off Limits – Best Student Entertainment Film at Accolade Film Competition. She also is the recipient of the 2020 Aphrodite Cinematic Award – the award given to a female director with a promising filmmaking career.

For Severine, the film is a medium that can help to find empathy and acceptance for unique differences. Having lived in different countries, searching for a sense of belonging, she likes making films, which entertain, empathize, and challenge viewers to think about topical cultural issues in society while imparting emotions commonly held by people worldwide.