Film studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, master student. Documentaries made in Alaska, Germany, India, Japan, California, Latvia, Montana, Yemen. Prize of German Film Critics (1980), German Short Film Award (2004), Ruhr Prize for Art and Science (2006), Masterclass IDF / Prague (2012), Videonale.scope Retrospective / Cologne (2014); Iasi-Installation 2015; Villa Kamogawa Residency / Goethe-Institut Kyoto (2015). Festival screenings in 35 countries; awards in Canada, France, Poland and USA. Director, cinematographer, Word art, poetry. Lives in Berlin and Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Filmography:

Barstow, California (2018)
Ruhr Record (2014
Milltown, Montana (2009)
Kobe (2006)
NH 2 (2004)
Ofen aus (1995)
Lettischer Sommer (1992)
480 Tonnen bis Viertel vor zehn (1982)
2211 Büttel (1976)