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.

KNOWN FOR

Seduction: The Cruel Woman
1986
No Mercy
2026
Female Misbehavior
1992
Dr. Paglia
1992
Porn Culture
2019
Danish Girls Show Everything
1996
My Father Is Coming
1991
Genderation
2021
Erotique
1994
Axensprung
2003
Max
1992
Fucking Different Generations
2026

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
11
Directing
25
Writing
14
Producing
11
Camera
1
Editing
1
Sound
1
Crew
3
2026
No Mercy
as Self
2026
Fucking Different Generations
2025
Mona Mur in Conversation
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Genderation
as Self
2019
Porn Culture
as Self
2015
Masculinity/Femininity
as Self
2014
Acting Out: 25 Years of Queer Film & Community in Hamburg
as Monika Treut
1999
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
as Self
1998
Lavender Limelight
as Self
1994
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da
as Sozialarbeiterin
1991
I Wonder in Pornoland
as Self