Martina Radwan, Director, "One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5"
I am thrilled to be repping acclaimed filmmaker/cinematographer Martina Radwan, whose career includes collaborations with some of the industry’s most visionary creative talent (ie, she was the cinematographer of the 2025 Academy Award winning best short documentary The Only Girl in the Orchestra, and she won an Emmy as one of the cinematographers of Girls State). Martina's latest project brings her to Netflix. Matt & Ross Duffer hand-picked her to observe the making of season 5 up close and personal to create a stand alone documentary about the final season of the global phenomenon Stranger Things. Titled One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, the film premieres on Netflix on Jan. 12, 2026. Watch the trailer for the documentary here.
Embedded on the Atlanta-based set for a full year, as well as in the writers room in LA, Martina was granted unprecedented access to the Duffer Brothers, their long term collaborators and the beloved cast. Far from a conventional behind-the-scenes featurette, the film offers an intimate, immersive chronicle of the Duffer Brothers’ imagination, creative process and passion, while capturing the immense pressure of concluding one of the most influential series of our time. Mirroring the show, the documentary is not only a coming-of-age story, the cast, as well as the directors, but also underlines an end of an era.
Drawing on her extensive experience across high-profile narrative and documentary projects, Martina brings a storyteller’s sensibility to the film, shaping it as an intimate, character-driven portrait. With the vision of the Duffers in mind, who as young filmmakers watched every ‘Making Off Doc’ they could get their hands on, Martina focused on craftsmanship, collaboration and creative decision-making. Through elaborate sets, intricate camera work, costumes, makeup and stunts, the documentary captures the collaborative spirit and shared love of movies that brings Stranger Things to life and makes it so special. The result is an intimate cinematic portrait that reflects both the ambition of the series and the enduring legacy it leaves behind.
“I’m endlessly grateful to the Duffer Brothers for trusting me with a front-row seat to this incredible journey,” said Radwan. “Spending a full year on set with them was a true privilege—and an absolute thrill. Being able to get close and watching them bring this beloved show to life in real time, was pure joy. I only wish I could travel back in time and document Seasons 1 through 4. From the cast to their long-time collaborators, everyone welcomed me with remarkable generosity, openly sharing their personal and collective experiences from a decade of creative filmmaking. The Duffers always push boundaries and inspire everyone to be better, including myself. Their process and the show represents everything I love about filmmaking.”
Bio:
Martina Radwan, a German-Syrian, based in New York City, is an accomplished cinematographer. After moving to New York City in the mid 90’s, she DP’ed several fiction films before she developed a deep interest in documentaries. In 2024, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program for her DP work on GIRLS STATE. Her recent work includes THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA, the 2025 Academy Award Winner for Short Documentary, FOLLOWING HARRY, ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE?, FOOD AND COUNTRY, THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER, the 2023 Emmy Winner for Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary, INVENTING TOMORROW, winner of the 2020 Peabody Award, and THE FINAL YEAR. SAVING FACE, the 2012 Academy Award Winner for Short Documentary and Emmy winner, earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography in 2013.
Her narrative work ranges from dramas like Rubaiyat Hussein’s acclaimed UNDER CONSTRUCTION, the first female directed feature in Bangladesh, to Gideon Raff's thriller THE KILLING FLOOR and horror film TRAIN, as well as Maria Govern’s RAIN, the first female directed Bahamian feature. Furthermore, Radwan has collaborated with numerous international artists, like ANOHNI for whom she shot the video background for her 2016 HOPELESS TOUR, as well as conceptual artists like Andrea Geyer, Josiah McElheny and Wu Tsang. Continuing to push her own boundaries, Radwan directed two award winning shorts that played on national and international festivals. In 2023 she directed TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW, her first feature-length documentary as director. Radwan is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and the BAFTA Documentary Branch, as well as the Television Academy's Documentary Programming.
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