After studying communication sciences, politics and law in Munich the director and producer graduated from new york university’s film class and founded her own production company, thali Media, after a long coope-ration with Jan Schmidt-garre. Schroeder’s documentaries have been shown in more than 24 countries and at film festivals in Berlin (the Berli-nale), Munich, leipzig, new york, los angeles, San francisco, ohio and Monte carlo and are also available on dVd. her achievements include a nomination for the german film prize for “a Woman and a half - hildegard knef“ at the Berlinale 2001, a nomination for the “rose d’or” at the columbus film festival as well as a nomination for “classique en images” at the cannes film festival.