Born in Cologne in Germany in 1971, as a musician and sound technician he was drawn to Manchester, UK, where he started to experiment with photography and video. He began studying film at FAMU, Prague in 1997. Following invitations to Cannes and other festivals, he was granted a bursary by the Cinéfondation Residence Festival de Cannes in 2009 which allowed him to develop "Die Wiedergänger".

Source: 63. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)