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Bitter and sweet walk together

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Bitter and sweet walk together

nigerian saying

Equality film

PROFILE

Kreativität sichtbar machen. Stimmen hörbar machen. Geschichten erzählen, die
relevant sind.

In einer vielfältigen Gesellschaft brauchen kreative Köpfe Räume, in denen ihre Perspektiven
gehört und gesehen werden können – in Film und Musik – genreübergreifend!

Equality Film GmbH was founded in 2015 by filmmaker Sheri Hagen. Her goal:
starke und relevante Geschichten zu entwickeln, die Menschen in den Mittelpunkt stellen, die
in Film und Fernsehen oft übersehen werden.

The focus is on people who are otherwise only told about in passing.

Whether touching, painful, humorous, or thought-provoking – these are stories that move people. Equality Film is currently developing various feature film projects and a series.

Equality Film – for creative cinema with attitude and heart.
Geschichten, die bewegen. Equality Film entwickelt derzeit verschiedene Spielfilmprojekte
und eine Serie.

Equality Film – for creative cinema with attitude and heart.

- Billie - Best Feature Narrative - Pan African Film Festival 2026 - Billie - Best Feature Narrative - Pan African Film Festival 2026 -  

Founder & Owner

sheri hagen

Sheri Hagen - director and actress based in Berlin. In addition to numerous works for film and television, she has appeared in various theatre productions. Her first appearence as a screenwriter and director was in 2007 with the short film STELLA AND THE STORKS. Her feature film debut AT SECOND GLANCE followed in 2010.

film

AT SECOND GLANCE
Romantic - Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2012
BLUE WINDOW
Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2016
AT SECOND GLANCE
Romantic - Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2012
BLUE WINDOW
Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2016
SIMPLY DIFFERENT
Drama, Shortfilm, 2015
AT SECOND GLANCE
Romantic - Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2012
BLUE WINDOW
Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2016

Upcoming projects

Suchende, durchsichtige, bläuliche Spermien, die verteilt im Bild zu sehen sind, schwimmen in einem meeresblauen Hintergrund. Im oberen Bereich der Titel in fetten Buchstaben: Motherhood (AT). Im unteren Bereich in kleineren, schmaleren Buchstaben die Namen der Autor*innen: Sheri Hagen, Paula Redlefsen, Thandi Sebe und Oneil Sharma, sowie der Name der Regisseurin: Sheri Hagen.
Motherhood

Episode-Film, Theatrical

Farewell

Drama - Short feature film

in financing

KEHINDE

Dark – Mystery – Thriller – Serie

in development

Completed PROJECTS

Billie

Dramedy, feature film 2025

 

STELLA AND THE STORKS
Children - Shortfilm, 2007
 
AT SECOND GLANCE

Romantic - Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2012

SIMPLY DIFFERENT

Drama, Shortfilm, 2015

BLUE WINDOW

Drama, Theatrical feature film, 2016

Film Trailer

Billie 2025

Written + directed by Sheri Hagen

Children - Shortfilm, 2007

Written + directed by Sheri Hagen

At Second Glance 2013

2013 Written + directed by Sheri Hagen

Simply Different 2015

Written + directed by Sheri Hagen

Blue Window 2016

After Sasha Marianna Salzman Book: Zoe + Sheri Hagen Directed by Sheri Hagen

Motherhood 2018

Accompanying film to the treatment 'Motherhood'(WT) In cooperation with the Gunda Werner Institute in the Heinrich Böll Foundation e. V

NEWS

BILLIE - Best Feature Narrative

BILLIE received the Pan African Film Festival Award: Best Feature Narrative. Our heartfelt thanks to the Pan African Film Festival-jury for this beautiful embrace.

BILLIE Filmfestival Max Ophüls Award

BILLIE - January 22, 2026 (6:15 pm) and January 23, 2026 (9:15 pm) at Filmfestival Max Ophüls Award at Cine Star Saarbrücken

Deutschlandfunk Kultur Sheri Hagen

Filmmaker Sheri Hagen advocates for greater diversity in German cinema. While diversity contributes to the success of films, projects that embrace it are still too often questioned.

Untitled design

BILLIE Filmfest Hamburg

Premiere on Friday, 26 Sept 2025, 3:15 PM, CinemaxX Hall 8 | Second screening on Saturday, 27 Sept 2025, 3:00 PM, Abaton Cinema (Upper Auditorium) | Tickets available via Hamburg Film Festival

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Filmfest FrauenWelten

It’s official: After the Hamburg Film Festival, the journey continues to Berlin – for the Berlin premiere at the FrauenWelten Film Festival by TERRE DES FEMMES, from November 1 at 9:00 pm and November 3, 2025 at 7:00 pm at Kulturbrauerei. We are truly delighted about this invitation as well!

The pubic have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.

Press & Reviews for BILLIE

Since its world premiere at Filmfest Hamburg 2025, BILLIE has been featured in the press for its humor, emotional depth, and courage to tell stories rarely seen on screen.

MOIN Filmförderung

➡️ „Mit BILLIE den Schmerz in die Magengrube lachen“
A warm feature on the premiere at Filmfest Hamburg, highlighting how BILLIE brings humor and pain together.

The Spot Mediafilm

➡️ „Review: Hamburg – BILLIE“
An in-depth review on the film’s bold storytelling and emotional power.

taz – die tageszeitung

➡️ „Filmfest Hamburg“
A thoughtful take on BILLIE within the broader context of the Hamburg festival.

👉 Schreib uns jederzeit!

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