Simon Jaikiriuma Paetau was born in 1986 in Bonn to a German father and a Colombian mother. A student at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, he was granted a scholarship to attend the EICTV film school in Cuba for one year. His films include: "Paloma" (short, 2006), "El otro Lado de la Cienaga" (short, 2007), "4 Movements for the Body" (documentary, 2007), "Oury Jalloh" (short semi-documentary, 2008), "Lua Verde" (short, 2011), and "Mila Caos" (short, 2011).

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