Biografie
Born in Mönchengladbach, Germany in 1954, she completed a PhD in literature at Marburg in 1982. She began working with video in 1976 and founded Hyena Films with Elfi Mikesch in 1984. She has directed many award-winning films about feminism, gender, sexuality and human rights in countries including the USA, Brazil and Taiwan. After her 1991 comedy My Father is Coming, she made a series of documentaries including The Raw and the Cooked which screened in the Culinary Cinema in 2012; Zona Norte screened in the Panorama in 2016. In 2017 she is receiving a Teddy Award for her lifetime achievement.
Berlinale
Vrouwelijke regisseur
| Films | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Von Mädchen und Pferden |
| 2009 |
Ghosted |
| 1996 |
Danske piger viser alt |
| 1994 |
Erotique |
| 1991 |
My Father Is Coming |
| 1988 |
Die Jungfrauenmaschine |
| 1985 |
Verführung: Die grausame Frau |
| Documentaire | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Genderation |
| 2016 |
Zona Norte |
| 2012 |
Das Rohe und das Gekochte |
| 2004 |
Axensprung |
Den Tigerfrauen wachsen Flügel |
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| 2001 |
Kriegerin des Lichts |
| 1999 |
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities |
| 1998 |
Mädchengeschichten (serie) |
| 1997 |
Didn't Do It for Love |
| 1992 |
Female Misbehavior |
Max |
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| 1989 |
Annie |
Scenarioschrijfster
| Films | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Von Mädchen und Pferden |
| 2009 |
Ghosted |
| Documentaire | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Genderation |
| 2016 |
Zona Norte |
| 2004 |
Den Tigerfrauen wachsen Flügel |
| 1997 |
Didn't Do It for Love |
| 1992 |
Max |
Producent
| Films | |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
Ghosted |
| Documentaire | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Genderation |
| 2016 |
Zona Norte |
| 2004 |
Den Tigerfrauen wachsen Flügel |
| 1992 |
Max |
Cameravrouw
| Documentaire | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Genderation |
Actrice
| Films | |
|---|---|
| 1993 |
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da |
| Documentaire | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Porn Culture (serie) |
| 2014 |
Masculinity/Femininity |