Michael Binz was born in 1987 in Cologne and studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 2008-2014. His short works include "Placebus" (2009), a social spot about Alzheimer's that won the Grimme-Institute’s NRW.Spot Award, "The Storyteller "(2013, with Milan Ruben Kappen), winner of the Short Tiger 2014, and "Der Maismann" (2013). "Herman the German" (2015) is his graduation film.

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