Sacha Polak is a Dutch screenwriter and film director. Her debut film, Hemel, premiered at IFFR - Rotterdam International Film Festival, Göteborg, New Directors/New Films, and the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. Most recently, Polak’s third feature Dirty God premiered at Rotterdam, Sundance, and Nederlands, where it won Best Film.
In an exclusive interview with Filmatique, Sacha Polak discusses intimacy, the challenge of shooting one's first feature, cinematic inspirations and her upcoming projects.