Rosa Friedrich
Biography
Rosa Friedrich, born in 1989 in East Berlin, studied under Michael Haneke and Jessica Hausner at the Vienna Film Academy, where she developed a playful, vibrant and emotional approach to cinematic storytelling. Before dedicating herself entirely to film, she studied philosophy, psychology, and film studies at the Freie Universität Berlin and led various dance and theatre groups. Friedrich’s graduation film TOPFPALMEN (2020) was screened at, among others, Karlovy Vary and Nouveau Cinéma Montréal, and was nominated for the First Steps Award. In 2021, she was selected for Berlinale Talents. Her experimental no-budget film WANDER was invited to the Max Ophüls Festival in 2023. Currently she is working on her debut feature WHO IS AFRAID OF GOD, developed at the Torino Script Lab. MY FRIEND THE PORN STAR is her documentary debut. She lives and works in Vienna.
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Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Rosa
Rosa Friedrich was never that interested in porn, until her friend Timo expresses a wish to star in an erotic film. So she agrees to help him get his project off the ground. However, the closer it gets to the shooting date, the more Timo feels embarrassed and doubtful about being involved in the first place. His face is ultimately replaced with the help of AI, and Rosa, together with a dominatrix, three trans women, a food-porn creator, a sex coach and other protagonists, continues with the film.