Born in the Black Forest in Germany in 1984, she studied sociology in Cologne. After writing her diploma thesis on the sociology of film, she took up a degree in film production at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb) in 2012. Since 2014 she has been studying directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. During her studies she has made a number of documentaries, quasi-documentaries and fiction films which have screened at numerous festivals. Her films focus on protagonists who are constantly engaged in a search for fulfilment.
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