A German director and writer, born in Novy Jicin, the Czech Republic. He studied at the German Film and Television Academy and presented more than a hundred productions for television and cinema. His works included documentary and educational films. He also worked as a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Austria, and at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Some of his credits are Memories (2007) and In Comparison (2009). He died on July 30, 2014.