Markus Tiarks
Director
The filmmaker Markus Tiarks, born in Lübeck in 1993, completed his directing studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His graduation film, the short 'Echo' (2022), was screened at various festivals, including the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis and the Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg. He built on this success with his subsequent work, 'Sag mir, wo du stehst' (2024). For this short film, he received a nomination for the prestigious FIRST STEPS Award in 2024.
Films on Sooner
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln

2017
82 mins
Documentary
A snapshot of the Berlin Proletarian quarter Neukölln, which is so popular that many of its originals can no longer afford rents.
Two Mothers

2007
87 mins
Biography, Documentary
Rosa von Praunheim's search for his own roots interweaves his personal life story with the larger historical context of the Second World War.