Born 1944 in Guben, Germany. Film studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf,
master student. Documentaries made in Alaska, California, Germany, India, Japan, Latvia, Montana, Yemen. Prize of German Film Critics (1980), German Short Film Award (2004), Ruhr Prize for Art and Science (2006), ARTE Documentary Prize (2019). Masterclass IDF / Prague (2012), Videonale.scope Retrospective / Cologne (2014); Iasi-Installation 2015; Villa Kamogawa Residency / Kyoto (2015); Retrospective Oberhausen Short Film Festival (2022). Festival-screenings in 35 countries; awards in Canada, France, Germany, Poland and USA. Director, cinematographer, Word art, poetry. Lives in Berlin and Mülheim an der Ruhr.
master student. Documentaries made in Alaska, California, Germany, India, Japan, Latvia, Montana, Yemen. Prize of German Film Critics (1980), German Short Film Award (2004), Ruhr Prize for Art and Science (2006), ARTE Documentary Prize (2019). Masterclass IDF / Prague (2012), Videonale.scope Retrospective / Cologne (2014); Iasi-Installation 2015; Villa Kamogawa Residency / Kyoto (2015); Retrospective Oberhausen Short Film Festival (2022). Festival-screenings in 35 countries; awards in Canada, France, Germany, Poland and USA. Director, cinematographer, Word art, poetry. Lives in Berlin and Mülheim an der Ruhr.