Sheri Hagen is a German-Nigerian filmmaker and actress. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in Hamburg, Sheri completed her training at the Stage School of Dance and Drama in Hamburg and at the Studio Theater an der Wien in Austria. In addition to numerous film and television roles (including “Das Leben der Anderen,” “Baal,” “Tatort,” “Sperling,” and “On The Inside”), she has appeared in various theater productions. 

She first attracted attention as a screenwriter and director in 2007 with the short film STELLA AND THE STORKS. The children's short film was successfully shown at international festivals (including mo&friese KinderKurzfilmFestival Hamburg and Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival).

In 2012, Sheri was awarded the special prize “Ein Schreibtisch am Meer” (A Desk by the Sea) at the 23rd International Film Festival Emden-Norderney for her debut feature film AT SECOND GLANCE. In 2013, AT SECOND GLANCE won the 4th Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen. In fall 2013, Barnsteiner-Film released the feature film in German cinemas.

In 2015, Sheri founded the production company Equality Film GmbH.

In her feature film BLUE WINDOW (2016), Sheri adapted the play Muttermale Fenster Blau by author Sasha Marianna Salzmann. 

In 2023, she and her company Equality Film were honored by the BKM as a Cultural and Creative Pilot. In 2024, her next film MOTHERHOOD was part of the program of the 74th Berlinale EFM Fiction Toolbox thanks to a continuing education grant from the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI). She also received the Digital Female Leader Award -DFLX24 in 2024.

In 2025, Sheri completed her third feature film, BILLIE. BILLIE is scheduled to be released in German cinemas in 2026. She is also currently developing the episodic film MOTHERHOOD and the series KEHINDE, which has received funding from Hessenfilm & Medien.