Biography
Jan Eilhardt studied Film and Performance at the HFBK Hamburg (including classes with Marina Abramović) and was an assistant to Heiner Müller at the Berliner Ensemble. His films and experimental projects have screened in international film festivals, cinemas, and museums. His feature debut "Scherbengericht" ("The Court of Shards") premiered in 2013 at the Slamdance Film Festival. "Fremdenverführerin" ("Sanaa, Seductress of Strangers," 2022), a queer-activist Super 8 short film, was shown in international festivals and won many awards. It is being followed in 2025 by his autobiographically inspired feature "Janine zieht aufs Land" ("Janine Moves to the Country"), supported by mediatalents (nordmedia).
Source: 75. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)