Biography
Born in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1976, he studied communication design in Stuttgart and worked first as a producer, editor and director of commercials and music videos before moving into documentary. His film Remake, Remix, Rip-Off, about the Turkish Yesilçam film industry that remakes Hollywood blockbusters for the domestic cinema market, premiered at Locarno. He is also a cinematographer and worked with others filming the investigative documentary 77sqm_9:26min, about the reconstruction of the NSU murder of Halit Yozgat, which premiered at documenta 14.
Directed
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Love, Deutschmarks and Death (2022) — Director
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Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2019) — Director
- Do Not Listen! (2005) — Director
- The Cold Plate (2003) — Director
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Arabeks (2010) — Director
- Kebabträume — Director
