Directing and Cinematography Portfolio
MOVE FORWARD
Commercial for Kalkhoff Bikes
Malmö - The city where Scandinavia meets Europe is the place that inspires me the most. Its design is so futuristic, but you can still feel the classical beauty of Sweden at every corner. Being mobile and free out here lets me be the creative I am and suites my modern lifestyle perfectly. Malmö is the place that moves my life forward.
Director, Cinematographer, Writer
EINA
Narrative Short Film funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Her Kayak, a cold river and the wilderness. Will she live up to her expectations and overcome her doubts? A Young woman on a turbulent journey.
Director, Cinematographer, Writer
Best Short Film and Audience Award (European Short Film Festival Berlin)
Best European Short Film and Best Actress (The North Film Festival Stockholm)
Best Adventure Short Film (Emerging Talent Film Festival London)
Best Drama and Best Cinematography (Your Way International Film Festival Malta)
Silver Award: Best Short Film (Sevilla Independent Film Festival)
Available soon on HBO Europe
DAS BRUCHSTÜCKHAFTE
Documentary for Analogtheater
Visualising the intangibility of the concept of identity in a kaleidoscopic manner. Based on the family history of Lara Pietjou, whose grandmother Netty survived the Holocaust in hiding in the Netherlands, the film explores the transgenerational effects of trauma.
Furthermore it connects Pietjou's eventful family history with contemporary Jewish voices from art, culture, and politics, reflecting on themes such as memory, dual identity, and belonging. Raising questions about the significance of the present and the past for Jewish life in Germany today.
Cinematographer
LOFOTEN ROADTRIP
Youtube Series for Kalkhoff Bikes
Two bikes, an electric car and one mission: Hannah and Tommy embarked on the adventure of a lifetime this summer: A road trip through the most remote places in Scandinavia. The destination are the Lofoten Islands, an archipelago off the coast of northern Norway, surrounded by the Arctic Ocean. Always with them: Their camera to capture and share this unique adventure.
Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Talent
GROW
Music Video for Maryaka
There are traces of you on my armchair, the smell of you still hanging in the air. And I called you, just to hear you speak, and I know I shouldn't have, but I'm too weak. And I know in many ways you helped me grow. At least we're watching the same sky. I had a dream that you were still mine, and I know in many ways you helped me grow.
Director, Cinematographer
THE ROADTRIP - DREAMING FORWARD
Documentary for Pandora Pop
From Buffalo Bill to Karl May, from Pocahontas to Sitting Bull – where does the German enthusiasm for the indigenous people of North America come from? What projection surface do they offer for one's own self? What for many is a fond memory of their childhood is simultaneously a problematic narrative fraught with prejudice and exploitation. Throughout history, Native Nations have been repeatedly romanticised and exploited. Whether consciously or not, the Eurocentric perspective still dominates our understanding of the world today.
Cinematographer, Co-Director
EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN
Commercial for Kalkhoff Bikes
There is no way to romanticise this journey. In the end, gravel is just a fancy word for the unknown. And I'll spend countless hours on these gravel roads for sure. Why am I doing this? Why am I out here?
To be honest. I don't know. Maybe that's the reason I am out here. To find out more about myself.
Director, Cinematographer, Writer
