About
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.
Filmography
Call Me Queen2026 · Writer, Director
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything2023 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
More Than Ever2022 · Writer, Director
Jackpot2020 · Director
3 Days in Quiberon2018 · Director, Writer
Don't Worry, I'm Fine2017 · Director
Desired Children2016 · Director
Queen of the Night2016 · Director
Kill Me2012 · Writer, Director
The Stranger in Me2008 · Director, Screenplay
Molly's Way2005 · Director, Writer
I Love You, I Kill You2004 · Director, Writer
Asyl2004 · Director
XX to XY: Fighting to Be Jake2003 · Director
Sundays2003 · Director