Helene Hegemann

Biography

Helene Hegemann is a German writer, actress, singer/songwriter and film director. She is best known for "Axolotl Overkill", published in 2010. A book that put Helene on all the top chatshows and in the arts pages of every German newspapers. At the height of the furore, Hegemann was the focus of a campaign spearheaded by German literary giant Günter Grass to protect writers' intellectual copyright. Some critics went so far as to suggest the novel had been written by her father.

Directed

1. Axolotl Overkill (2017) — Director
2. STRAFE nach Ferdinand von Schirach (2022) — Director
3. Zeit Verbrechen (2024) — Director
4. Torpedo (2008) — Director
5. Your Brothers (2024) — Director
6. Subotnik (2022) — Director
7. Kiss Kiss Wolf — Director

Also appeared in

1. Dreamgirls (2015) — Bocklose Praktikantin
2. Neo Magazin Royale (2013) — Guest
3. Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009) — (segment "Die Unvollendete")
4. So Long Daddy, See You in Hell (2022) — Kommunardin
5. Wer hat Angst vor Sibylle Berg? (2016) — Herself
6. Kulturzeit (1995) — self
7. Kulturplatz (2004) — Self
8. Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination (2023) — Self
9. 6Minutes66 (2019) — Herself
10. Studio Orange (2023) — Self
11. Nachtstudio (1997) — Self
12. Longreads (2024) — Self - Host