Born and raised right behind the dike south of Hamburg. Discovered the enthusiasm for moving image during school years and became self-employed at the age of 17 to realize image film productions. Studied film & television (BA) with focus on directing after advanced self-education and extensive long-distance travels. Worked at a commercial film production company in Berlin for half a year. Directed an award-winning short movie, medium-long movie and pilot for a TV show during and after studying to become a director. Simultaneously founded the production collective “Nashorn Filmhaus” and shot the award-winning documentary “Minden Replying”. Directed and filmed spec commercials for Deuter, Hyundai and Mercedes. He currently studies commercials (MA) at the Hamburg Media School.

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