Lea Bethke is a Berlin-based award-winning filmmaker, director, writer and Intimacy Coordinator, trained at CINTIMA. Her work as an Intimacy Coordinator spans feature and short films as well as erotic performance, supporting the creation of safe, collaborative environments for intimate scenes and processes. Her recent credits include Hyper Baby (2026), a feature film for cinema, ARTE, SWR and WDR. With a background in film studies at Freie Universität Berlin and years of professional experience across directing, screenwriting, acting, dance, cinematography, editing and producing, Lea brings a multifaceted artistic and practical perspective to intimacy coordination. Her approach is informed by a deep interest in physicality, sexuality, consent, power dynamics and the importance of honest, nuanced representations of intimacy within their wider social and cultural contexts. Her filmmaking practice encompasses fiction, documentary, dance film and music video. Her dance short Until The Moon Is Born In The West (2023), co-produced with Firmament, received multiple international awards, including Best Screendance Film at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. She co-wrote the feature film Last Trip, presented at the Berlinale Co-Production Market in 2024, and is developing the documentary feature Malaka (2026). Across both disciplines, Lea approaches bodies, intimacy and sexuality with sensitivity, curiosity and a critical awareness of social norms, creating space for nuanced, authentic, respectful and self-determined representations of human connection.