Maren-Kea Freese

Maren-Kea Freese begins her filmmaking career with short films on Super 8, while working as an assistant director with Georg Tabori and Rosa von Praunheim. After her studies at the dffb, she makes various short films, including ZOE, AMOR FATI, SPRUNG INS LEERE and KOJOTENWEG 13. ZOE is her graduation and debut film. ZOE has been screened at numerous international festivals, including the Forum of the Berlin International Film Festival and various other film festivals in Moscow, Gothenburg, Lodz, London, Paris, Glasgow and Belgrade. Maren-Kea Freese lives and works in Berlin.
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  • Was ich von ihr weiss

    Was ich von ihr weiss

    2006

    1h.32min

    12 FSK

    After the death of her grandmother Kati meets her biological mother Iris, who is just twice as old as she is and also a professional pickpocket.

  • Zoe - Long Version

    Zoe - Long Version

    1999

    1h.19min

    16+

    ZOE perfectly encapsulated the lives of drifters in Berlin at the turn of the millennium.

  • Kojotenweg 13

    Kojotenweg 13

    1996

    12min

    16+

    An intense two-person drama about a dysfunctional love relationship featuring cult actor and musician Lars Rudolph ("Run Lola Run").

  • Sprung ins Leere

    Sprung ins Leere

    1995

    12min

    16+

    Gwen makes herself invisible to search for her own life form and to be able to study those of the others secretly. With an unpredictable outcome...

  • Zoe

    Zoe

    1992

    15min

    16+

    ZOE perfectly encapsulated the lives of drifters in Berlin at the turn of the millennium.

  • Warten (Waiting)

    Warten (Waiting)

    1990

    4min

    16+

    This silent, black and white short film accompanies a young woman in a quiet zoo. Time passes, the woman becomes more and more restless...

  • Der Mensch ist seines Lebens froh – nicht nur als Embryo

    Der Mensch ist seines Lebens froh – nicht nur als Embryo

    1986

    4min

    16+

    With quirky charm and DIY panache this short film captures a young woman's everyday annoyances. DER MENSCH IST SEINES LEBENS FROH - NICHT NUR ALS EMBRYO ...

  • This is what it looks like

    This is what it looks like

    1984

    5min

    16+

    A rhythmic, subjective short documentary by Maren-Kea Freese about life in a West Berlin boho studio apartment in the 1980's.

  • Treffpunkt Er + Sie

    Treffpunkt Er + Sie

    1984

    8min

    16+

    One man, one woman, one board game. Whose turn is it next?