Miranda Siegel explores power dynamics, friendship, self-expression in foreign languages, and the vulnerability of the human body and mind. Her work draws from high and low sources, and operates at the intersection of mainstream and art cinema.
Miranda Siegel is a U.S. American film director, editor, and translator living in Berlin.
Her debut film "Ignore Your True Feelings at Your Own Peril" was shortlisted for the 2024 German Short Film Award, and won prizes at Kurzfilm Hamburg, Kurzfilmfestival Köln, the Festival of Future Storytellers, and Grenzland-Filmtage Selb; it was also programmed at Slamdance, Chicago Underground, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Film Diary NYC, and more.
Miranda previously worked as a culture journalist for New York magazine and Vulture, covering festivals and fairs, participating in panels, and serving on juries at home and abroad. She earned a B.A. from Oberlin College with a major in Film Theory and a minor in German Studies.
Ignore Your True Feelings at Your Own Peril
HD Video / 15:29 min / 2024
01:02 min excerpt
What happens when the body stages a revolt against the mind's repression? Shot on an iPhone during a harrowing bipolar episode, this raw and unflinching video diary documents one woman's descent into, and gradual emergence from, a psychiatric crisis. Vomit, bile, and the workaholic grind converge in a visceral exploration of invisible illness made terrifyingly visible.