Polina Teif (b. 1989, Minsk) is a Toronto-based filmmaker, photographer, and educator. Her work explores themes of memory, migration, and place. She directed Eulogy for the Dead Sea (2022) and Bittersweet Becoming (2023).

Polina holds a BFA from the University of Toronto, specializing in Visual Studies and Semiotics, and an MFA in Documentary Film Production from York University. She is an alumna of the 2019 Doc Institute Breakthrough Program, Cannes Doc Corner, 2020 Hot Docs Accelerator Program, and Berlinale EMF DocSalon Toolbox Program.

Artist Code: 2188