Thomas Durchschlag was born in Oberhausen in 1974. After studying Philosophy and Social Sciences, he took up Communication Design followed by post-graduate studies at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. Also active as a writer and photographer, his films inlcude: the shorts "Eigentlich ist nichts geschehen" (2000), "Und morgen kommt der naechste Tag" (2001), "Nachts" (2002), "Zwei" (2003), "Eine Sommergeschichte" (2003), and his feature debut "Allein" (2004).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH