Who we are?
submerged.lab is a creative partnership between filmmakers Anne Weigel and Philip Reinhold. Over the past two decades, they’ve built an international body of work that spans broadcast documentaries, feature-length explorations, VR experiences, and branded editorial.
Their projects take place across the globe, from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands to Indian cave systems, from Mediterranean islands to research vessels off the Arctic coast. The common thread: human stories at the intersection of nature, science and society.
Anne Weigel
Director · Producer
Anne Weigel has directed internationally for over fifteen years, with films airing on German national television, screening at major festivals, and receiving awards including the Best International Debut (NRFF London) and the 2023 Diario Vasco Award for best journalistic work.
With a background in human-centred engineering and scientific research (robotics, cognitive systems, HMI), her work often bridges fields between storytelling and science.
Ongoing projects include Human Within, a VR feature on brain–computer interfaces for Meta, and Sacred Abyss, a deep-cave expedition documentary filmed in India.
Philip Reinhold
Director · Cinematographer
Philip Reinhold has worked as a DoP and director on more than 200 productions across Europe, Asia and Africa, from large-scale commercial campaigns to observational documentaries and music films.
His current focus lies in character-led environmental stories, with particular experience in underwater and remote-location filmmaking. Having collaborated extensively as a scientific diver with research teams, he combines field sensitivity with strong visual authorship.
He is co-director and cinematographer of The Silent Invasion of the Mediterranean Sea (2023), and currently in post-production for Sacred Abyss, an expedition documentary produced across India and Europe.
