THOMAS BRINCK
DIRECTOR | FILMMAKER | STORYTELLER
I’m a director and writer based in Germany. My work includes narrative films, commercials and music videos. I have also gathered experiences as a 1st AD and as a gaffer.
Get in touch via mail@thomasbrinck.de
I’m a strong believer in film as a collaborative artform and being flexible to adapt to a project’s very own process, yet I have developed a strong and determined voice –read more
SELECTED PROJECTS
DIG
DIRECTOR | 2019 | short | period drama
DIG
Ireland, 1317. William and James are Scottish soldiers lost in a foreign country amidst a deadly famine. Tired, starved and dirty, the two men contemplate a terrible choice.
CARSHARING
Nominee for best film at 99fire-films award 2025
DIRECTOR, CO-WRITER | 2025 | Short
PUPPENHAUS
DIRECTOR, CO-WRITER 2024 | social spot
A PASSING STORM
DIRECTOR & WRITER
2022 | short | drama
A PASSING STORM
Like a storm the argument between Annika and Niklas about moving to the distant Berlin ignites. The couple struggles with their own feelings and ultimately the state of their relationship.
A Passing Storm currently is on the festival circuit.
THE FALL
DIRECTOR & WRITER | 2018 | period action show-reel
THE FALL
On a cold winter morning, Halvar is called into battle. Before he leaves, Katharina, his wife, gifts him a necklace – as a good-luck charm. And good fortune he needs…
Showreel-Project on a minimal budget.
UNDER THE HEAVENS
DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER | 2016 | short | post-apocalyptic drama
UNDER THE HEAVENS
The world is abandoned. Tala roams the ruins of the former civilization alone, scavenging and struggling to survive. That is until she walks into a trap.
CURRENT WORK
DEVIL, FATHER, SON (WT) is a short to medium length dark drama film. A hunter strikes a deal with the devil – inspired by old German folk tales. Thematic focus on male gender identity and patriarchal power structures.
in development
UNDER THE HEART (WT) is a drama feature. On a stormy night, a young couple endures the complicated birth of their first child and forced to confront their fears about parenthood. An intimate story about a profoundly human, yet extreme experience, immersing the audience into the intensity and duration of childbirth. Based on personal experience.
WRITER, DIRECTOR
in development
HAGALL is a dark drama feature, set in Norse mythology, examining the violent downfall of a village community, when faced with the impending end of the world.
WRITER, DIRECTOR
in development
MoEa is a spec spot for the brand of the same name.
DIRECTOR Thomas Brinck | PRODUCTION by Filmakademie Ludwigsburg
in post-production
TICKETS PLEASE is a proof of concept short film, following the vigilante The Huntress as she takes on corruption in the big cities’ subway system.
CO-DIRECTOR with Marie Förster
2024, in festival circuit