What is an Intimacy Coordinator? An Intimacy Coordinator is someone who helps ensure a respectful and consensual working environment. They choreograph intimate scenes while establishing and maintaining the performers’ boundaries. An Intimacy Coordinator also works to understand the director’s vision and helps bring that vision to life in a way that protects everyone involved, physically and emotionally, while also nourishing the artistry and storytelling.
An advocate for performers, and a liaison between actors and production.
Discussing the director’s vision for intimate scenes, then facilitating conversations with actors to establish clear boundaries and comfort levels.
Choreographing intimate movements or physical interactions in a way that aligns with the story, supports the artistic vision, and still protects physical and emotional well-being.
Overseeing protocols such as closed sets, modesty garments, nudity riders, risk assessments and ensuring the set environment fosters clear communication and consent.
Who I Am I am Intimacy Coordinator based in Berlin, originally a choreographer and dancer, currently under the mentorship of Yehuda Duenyas, after finishing my training with CINTIMA, a SAG AFTRA approved education. I bring with me more than ten years of professional experience as a choreographer and movement director for actors in film, television, and on stage. It is my long-standing work in movement direction that has naturally led me to intimacy coordination. I see this relatively new role as part of a broader and necessary development within the industry , toward safer sets, consensual working environments, and a culture of respect. As an Intimacy Coordinator, I aim to create intimate scenes that are not solely beautiful and sensual, but also messy, honest, and complex. I want to challenge normative expectations and open space for new narratives in film, particularly those that explore sexuality, intimacy, and the body in more nuanced and authentic ways. Ultimately, I strive to create environments where vulnerability and creativity can coexist, where sexuality is not merely aesthetic, but deeply human.