Joachim Bornemann was born in Göttingen in 1966. He studied in Stuttgart, Munich and Los Angeles from 1986-1996. After graduation, he worked as an assistant director and producer. In 2007, he founded Brown Sugar Films in Hamburg and Munich. "St. Pauli - Cape Town" ("Vom Kiez zum Kap") is his second work as a director after the documentary "Sankt Pauli! Run out – Warm up – Score off" ("Sankt Pauli! Rausgehen – Warmmachen – Weghauen", 2008).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH