Thomas Moritz Helm

His passion for actors and visual storytelling took him from the stage (Thalia Theater Hamburg, Burgtheater Vienna) to the film set. He began as a grip and DOP before transitioning to writing and (...) directing. He studied acting at the William Esper Studio in New York and cinematography and directing at the Filmuniversity "Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam-Babelsberg. His graduation film, A Brief Moment of Joy, was shown at numerous festivals and nominated for the German Short Film Award. His micro-budget feature, Before We Grow Old, premiered at the 69th Berlinale and was released theatrically in 2019. In 2023, his autobiographical drama series, The Best Time of My Life, was selected for the TorinoFilmLab – SeriesLab program. Currently, he is developing several feature films and a comedy series. Most recently, he joined Christian Schwochow as a writer on his new show Männertherapie.