Monika Treut (1954, Mönchengladbach, Germany) is an award-winning director and writer of documentaries and features. She has been teaching film at various universities in the U.S. and served on juries at international film festivals like Toronto (TIFF), Amsterdam (IDFA), and many others. At the Berlin Film Festival 2017, she was awarded the Special Teddy for her lifetime achievement.
2026Cooking Up DemocracyMovieDirector · Writer2026Fucking Different GenerationsMovieDirector
2026No MercyMovieas Self
2025Mona Mur in ConversationMovieas Self (archive footage)2021GenderationMovieas Self · Director
2019Porn CultureTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2016Zona NorteMovieDirector · Book · Producer
2015Masculinity/FemininityMovieas Self2014Of Girls and HorsesMovieDirector · Writer2014Acting Out: 25 Years of Queer Film & Community in HamburgMovieas Monika Treut · Supervising Producer
2012The Raw and the CookedMovieDirector2009GhostedMovieDirector · Writer
2005Made in TaiwanMovieDirector · Screenplay · Producer
2005Tigerwomen Grow WingsMovieDirector
2003Begegnung mit Werner SchroeterMovieDirector1999Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting IdentitiesMovieas Self · Director · Writer · Producer1998Didn't Do It For LoveMovieDirector · Writer
1998Lavender LimelightMovieas Self1996Danish Girls Show EverythingMovieDirector1994ErotiqueMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
1994Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war daMovieas Sozialarbeiterin1992Female MisbehaviorMovieWriter · Producer · Director1992MaxMovieDirector · Producer1992Dr. PagliaMovieDirector1991My Father Is ComingMovieDirector · Writer · Producer1989MarocainMovieCreative Consultant1989Virgin MachineMovieDirector · Writer · Producer1989AnnieMovieDirector · Writer · Producer1986Miko: From the Gutter to the StarsMovieThanks1986Seduction: The Cruel WomanMovieDirector · Producer · Writer · Director of Photography1983BondageMovieEditor · Sound · Cinematography · Director