ABOUT
BIOGRAPHY
Eva Rini May is a Berlin based Filmmaker. She was born and raised in Wuppertal, Germany, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal in 2011. Eva then moved to Beijing, China, in order to work for the German Architecture Office gmp architects.
She began to make her first short films, both live action and animation, as she pursued her Master of Science in Architecture at the KTH Stockholm in Sweden.
Upon completing her degree in 2014, Eva came to the Columbia University Graduate Film Program in New York City and in 2017 her short film Alcor & Mizar (also known as Bluebird) premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.
During her four years in New York, Eva worked on numerous movies in various capacities such as director, writer, production designer, editor and producer.
In October 2018 Eva moved back to Germany and now lives in Berlin. She graduated with an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing from Columbia University in Spring 2019.
Her thesis film Ben and Mimi - Mimi and Ben premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in California and has since played at various festivals worldwide.
FILMOGRAPHY
WRITER / DIRECTOR CREDITS
HARIKSEE / Writer & Director / 2023 / Live Action Short / (project is in post production)
OMNI / Writer & Director / 2023 / Live Action Short / (project is in post production)
UNTITLED DAYS / Writer & Director / 2022 / Live Action Short
APPEARANCES OF LUXURY / Witer, Director & Animator / Animated Short / (project is in post production)
BEN AND MIMI - MIMI AND BEN / Writer & Director / 2019 / Live Action Short / Producer : Apoorva Charan / Talent : Megan Channell & Eric Whitten / World Premiere at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
ALCOR & MIZAR (or BLUEBIRD) / Writer & Director / 2017 / Live Action Short / Producer : Bianca Catbagan / Talent : Zazie Beetz & David Rysdahl / World Premiere at Flicker’s: Rhode Island International Film Festival
OF PEACOCKS AND RATS / Co-Writer & Director / 2015 / Writer & Producer : Joshua Troxler
THE LAVENDER FARM / Writer & Producer / 2015 / Director : Chantel Clark
ORANGES / Writer & Director / 2015 / Producer : Annemarie Fernandez
WORLD IN PROGRESS / Writer, Director & Animator / 2014 / Animated Short / Thesis Film MSC in Architecture
DIFFERENT HABITS / Writer & Director / 2013 / Live Action Short
THE LOVING OLD GIANT / Director & Animator / 2013 / Animated Short
OTHER CREDITS
DER SCHLAFENDE BOTE / Assistant Director / Director : Florinda Frisardi / Writers : Florinda Frisardi & Sebastian Ladwig
THE FOOD CURE / Tourmanagement / 2019 / Feature Film Documentary / Director : Sarah Mabrouk
PALIMPSEST / Part of the Art Department / 2018 / Feature Film / Director : Michael Tyburski / Talent : Peter Sarsgaard & Rashida Jones
BOONE / Production Designer / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : João Prado / Producer : Brittany Northcross
SEPTEMBER BOYS GOT IT BAD / Production Designer / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : Gabriel Wilson / Producer : Mica Coburn
KUDZU / Set Dresser & Prop Master / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : Connor Simpson / Producer : Carver Diserens
MIDNIGHT MONSTERS / Production Designer / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : Bianca Catbagan / Producer : Caron Williams
BRUISER / Production Designer / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : Bam Johnson / Producer : Jorge Alfaro
L’AMOUR-PROPRE/ Production Designer / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : Chantel Clark / Producer : Leonardo Campaner
BOOGER PRINCE / Production Designer / 2017 / Live Action Short / Director : Kevin Contento
CONVERSATION PIECE / Hair and Make-Up / 2015 / Live Action Short / Director : Leonardo Campaner / Producer : Federico Spiazzi
GREEN CARD / Production Design & Set Construction / 2015 / Live Action Short / Director : Nick Singer / Producer : Gabriel Wilson
