Biography
Born in Füssen, Germany in 1971, she studied sociology and comparative literature and lectured in media sociology at the University of Konstanz. In 2002, she made her first documentary,"Die Kanzlermacher" ("The Spindoctors"), about spin doctors in a German general election campaign. This was followed in 2003 by "Das Wunder von Kaufbeuren" ("The Miracle of Kaufbeuren"), co-directed with Gerald Maas, a documentary about Bavarian saint worship which screened theatrically. She is the co-founder of KMOTO Film in Munich with Günther Kurth. After numerous documentaries and investigative reports for television, the two embarked on the long-term project "Kalle Kosmonaut" in 2011.
Source: 72. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)