Tristan Ferland Milewski is an award-winning writer and director of documentary features, documentaries, and documentary series. His work playfully questions society’s norms, highlights diversity, and examines how different struggles for social justice intersect.
Currently, he is working on his new feature length documentary „ZOOTOPIA – A Vision of a Multispecies Society“ (supported by FFA – German Federal Filmboard), that playfully imagines a future beyond human dominion.
His worldwide success feature-length documentary film „DREAM BOAT“ (produced by Beetz Brothers Film Production, in coproduction with ZDF, in association with ARTE, supported by FFA – German Federal Filmboard, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, DFFF – German Federal Film Fund and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM)) had its world premiere at Berlinale Internationale Filmfestspiele and was released in cinemas in Europe and the USA. The film has screened at more than 40 festivals worldwide, including Sheffeld Doc/Fest, One World Human Rights Film Festival, DOK.fest Munich, and Outfest LA, and was internationally available on NETFLIX.
His most recent works include the high-end documentary series „DIE KÜBLBÖCK STORY – EURE LANA KAISER“ (Beetz Brothers Film Production, BR/WDR) that will be released in August 2025, his critically acclaimed feature length documentary „HASS GEGEN QUEER“ (Doclights, WDR/RBB/ARTE), and his documentary series „A GLAMOROUS TAKEOVER“ (Doclights, ARD Kultur/NDR).
His 5-season documentary series „MAKE LOVE“ (Beetz Brothers Film Production, ZDF/MDR/SWR) starring sexologist and best-selling author Ann-Marlene Henning, was nominated for the German TV Award and the Grimme Online Award. It was also made available on NETFLIX.
After completing his studies of photography and directing at FH Dortmund, he took on the role of senior producer and Head of Factual Department at MTV Networks Europe. He directed numerous long-form documentaries and documentary series on leading pop artists like Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Rihanna, and others. Building up the Factual Department, he developed and was Head of all inhouse produced documentary broadcast formats of MTV Networks Germany/VIVA.
Moreover, he holds lectures regularly in the departments of documentary film, story development, and dramaturgy.
