Kai Maria Steinkuehler was born in 1967 in Cologne and studied Egyptian and African Studies from 1986-1989. Since 1990, he has been scripting, producing and directing films together with Markus Mischkowski. Their films include: the shorts "Einsam und allein" (1990), "Suizid" (1991), "Struktur B muss sterben" (1993), "Von der Aesthetik des Abschleppens" (1993), "Die Ordnung der Dinge" (1994), "Uncle Ben’s Film" (1995), "Was tun" (1998), "Wolga" (2001) and the feature film "Westend" (2001).

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