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Sofia Geweiler is a Russian-German filmmaker working in both documentary and feature film genres. In 2013, she graduated from the documentary directing program at the Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). Sofia’s first feature-length documentary, Spirit in Motion, followed eight characters from around the world at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Designated the official movie by the International Paralympic Committee, it broadcast on television in the US, Brazil, Poland, Qatar, Israel, and Slovakia, and won the Audience Award at DOCSDF in Mexico.

In 2018, Sofia released a feature-length observational documentary on emerging soccer players vying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup national team, as part of the global Phenoms project with 21st Century Fox. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in the US and distributed worldwide on FOX, National Geographic, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.

In 2023, Sofia received the Erasmus Mundus scholarship for a Master’s in fiction film directing at the KinoEyes Joint European Film Masters program. There, she directed her first narrative shorts: Prayer, shot in Portugal and premiered at the 59th International Hof Film Festival in Germany, and Holly_F3ck, filmed in Ireland.

In 2025, Sofia graduated from the Intensive Training Program at the Michael Chekhov International Academy in Berlin and was certified as a Michael Chekhov Acting Technique Teacher. In her directing and screenwriting practice, Sofia explores how Michael Chekhov’s method can be applied to on-camera acting, as well as to film directing and writing.

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