NOW // A LETTER TO HOME – World Premiere, 42nd Warsaw Film Festival, 9–18 October 2026

DFFB · World Premiere in Warsaw ↗

IN POSTPRODUCTION // ASSISTENTE FAMILIARE (WT) · LOBEN (WT) · CUT IN (WT) · MANCUNT (WT)

Filmstill „In the Darkened Rooms“, Kurzspielfilm DFFB, 16mm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz
Filmstill „Neighbour to Distant Lights“, Kurzspielfilm DFFB, 16mm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz
Filmstill „Happy New Year“, Kurzspielfilm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

HAPPY NEW YEAR
// fiction

Filmstill „Rhododendron“, Kurzspielfilm, 16mm, Regie und Kamera Dorothea Pilz

RHODODENDRON
// fiction

Filmstill „The Birth of Naikee“, Dokumentarfilm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

THE BIRTH OF NAIKEE
// documentary

Filmstill „No Longer Human“, Kurzspielfilm DFFB, Kamera Dorothea Pilz
Filmstill „Sedap Malam“, Fashionfilm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

SEDAP MALAM
// fashion

Filmstill „Neonazur“, Kurzspielfilm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

NEONAZUR
// fiction

Filmstill „Lost“, Experimentalfilm, 16mm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

LOST
// fiction

Filmstill „Up Is Down“, Musikvideo Kian Soltani, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

UP IS DOWN
// music video

LIBERTAD
// experimental

Filmstill „Libertad“, Experimentalfilm, schwarzweiß, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

ETERNO
// experimental

Filmstill „Eterno“, experimenteller Kurzfilm, Kamera Dorothea Pilz
Filmstill „Flowers“, Musikvideo Helmut, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

FLOWERS
// music video

A LETTER TO HOME
// docu-fiction

Filmstill „A Letter to Home“, Kurzspielfilm DFFB, Kamera Dorothea Pilz

ABOUT

Dorothea Pilz (*1991) is a Berlin based cinematographer, available across Europe. Her portfolio includes fiction, documentaries, commercials, experimental films and music videos, screened at international festivals across Europe and the Americas.

I love what I do. I shoot films which ask honest questions, don’t pretend to have all the answers, and find beauty where things get a little rough around the edges.

As a cinematographer, I care deeply about craft — not just lenses or lighting (though I’ll happily talk about those for hours), but about what makes a moment feel real. Emotional precision, focused visual storytelling, and keeping things human — that’s what guides me, both on screen and on set.

I’m drawn to stories that are grounded, imaginative, and just the right amount of weird. Because I believe film can shift perspectives. And that truth, told with heart and intention, can move us forward.

Dorothea Pilz, Kamerafrau aus Berlin, an der Kamera am Set

Education

// Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB), Cinematography
// Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Membership

// Junior Member, BVK – German Society of Cinematographers

Jury

// Televisionale 2026

Technical Expertise

// ARRI ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, AMIRA
// RED, Sony Cinema Line
// Analog 35mm
// Analog 16mm (ARRIFLEX SR3)

Experience Abroad

// Turkey, Italy

Languages

// German (native)
// English (fluent)

Instagram

// @doro_pilz

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