Markus Passera was born in 1973 in Hamburg. After his schooling and a year abroad, he completed an internship in an advertising photography studio, followed by work as a photographer and assistant. In 1998 he enrolled at the Dortmund Academy to study Film, Television and Cinematography and began making his first shorts and music videos. He also works as a freelance video artist and DoP for various theater and film productions, music performances and exhibits. His films include: the shorts Soso (1999), Black Box (2000), Grund und Boden (2000), Citizen Subway (2001), Letzte Reise (2003), XChild (2006), and his graduation film Débrouillez-Vous (2006).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH