Florian Opitz, born in 1973 in Saarbruecken, is a freelance documentary filmmaker, author and journalist. After studies in History, Psychology and English in Cologne and Heidelberg, he started working for several European broadcasters. Currently working on his PhD in History, he also instructs Documentary Film classes at different German universities. His films include: "Jack Kerouac – The Life of the Writer" (1999), "Women in Hitler’s Army" (1999), "Tibet – Myth and Reality" (2001), "Goliath’s Nightmare – Protest Against Globalism Since Genua 2001" (2002), "Blood for Oil. The Wars for the Black Gold" (2003), "The Hunt for the Killer Virus" (2005), "The Last Days on the Western Front" (2005), and "The Big Sellout" (2006), among others.

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