GENDERATION
2020 feature-length documentary. Co-Production of Hyena Films with ZDF/3sat. Writer, director, producer. 88 mn, color, digital. With support by FFHSH GmbH and nordmedia. Distributor: Edition Salzgeber. Just finished.
ZONA NORTE
2016 feature-length documentary. Co-Production of Hyena Films with ZDF/3sat. Writer, director, producer. 89 min, color, digital. With support by FFHSH GmbH. WP: Panorama, Berlinale 2016. Opening night film at “Flying Broom IFF”, Ankara, Turkey; Cambridge (UK) IFF; Queer IFF, Bern, Switzerland.
OF GIRLS AND HORSES
2014 feature shot in Northern Germany. Co-Production of Hyena Films with Edition Salzgeber, Berlin. Writer, director, co-producer. 85 min, color, digital. With support from Filmfoerderung Hamburg-SH GmbH. World sales: Edition Salzgeber. Festivals: GLIFF Turin; Pink Apple Zurich; Cannes IFF Market; Toronto Inside Out; Buenos Aires Asterisco IFF; Mix Milano; San Francisco Frameline; Los Angeles Outfest; Qfest Houston, Texas; Vancouver Queer IFF; Cambridge IFF, UK and more…
THE RAW AND THE COOKED
2012 documentary shot in Taiwan. Co-Production of Hyena Films with PTS, Taiwan. Writer, director, producer. 83 min, color, HDcam. With support from Filmfoerderung Hamburg-SH GmbH. World Premiere: Berlin International Filmfestival (Culinary Cinema), February 2012. Festivals: Richmond IFF, Canada; Kinookus IFF, Dubrovnik, Croatia; Cambridge IFF, UK; Wine Country IFF, U.S.; Hawaii IFF; Vermont IFF, U.S.; Hongkong FFF; San Diego Asian FF, U.S.; Trento IFF, Italy. World Sales: Hyena Films. Released in Germany March 2012. DVD/VOD release in Germany: Edition Salzgeber; DVD/VOD release in the U.S. and Canada: First Run Features. TV Premiere Taiwan PTS: July 2012.
GHOSTED
2009 feature shot in Hamburg and Taipei. Co-Production of Hyena Films with PTS-TV, Taiwan and ZDF/3-sat. Co-writer, director, producer. 86 min, color, Dolby SR, 35mm. With support from Filmfoerderung Hamburg GmbH, Ministery of Culture and New Media, Berlin, and Government Information Office, Taiwan. World premiere: Berlin International Filmfestival (Panorama), February 2009. Other festivals: Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Gothenburg, Turin, Cambridge, Taipei, London, Athens, Chennai, Outfest Los Angeles, Frameline San Francisco, New Fest New York and many others. Released in Germany, Switzerland, US, Canada and Taiwan. Aired on TV in Germany and Taiwan. DVD release in Germany, Taiwan, Italy, France, US and Canada. World sales: m-appeal, Berlin.
MADE IN TAIWAN
2005 TV-Documentary for ZDF/3-sat, Digi Beta, 30 min, color. Written, directed and produced. Co-Production with ZDF/3-sat and PTS-Taiwan. Aired in Germany in September 2005, in Taiwan in October 2005. Festivals: Biarritz, France; Women Make Waves, Taiwan; Womens Film Festival Seoul, Korea; Doc Fest Nyon, Switzerland. World rights: ZDF Enterprise, Asia (except Taiwan): Hyena Films.
TIGERWOMEN GROW WINGS
2005 documentary, Digi Beta, 86 min, color, Dolby SR. Written, directed and produced. Co-Production with PTS-Taiwan. World premiere Febuary 11th. 2005 IFF Berlin (Panorama). Festivals: Bangkok, San Francisco, Thessaloniki, Warsaw, Crakow , Taipei, Cambridge, Jerusalem, Porto Alegre (Brasil), Djakarta (Indonesia), Berlin Asia-Pacific FF, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, Budapest, Singapore, Montreal and others. Aired on TV in Poland, Greece and Taiwan.
JUMP CUT – A TRAVEL DIARY
2004 documentary, DVCam, BetaSP, 78 min. Written and directed. Production: thede filmproduktion. Premiere: Metropolis Cinema Hamburg, Febuary 2004. Since then showing at retrospectives and filmseminars.
ENCOUNTER WITH WERNER SCHROETER
2003 short-documentary, DVCam, BetaSP, 14 min, color. Written, directed and produced. World premiere: Montreal, October 2003. Festivals: Thessaloniki, Torino, Madrid, Cambridge.
WARRIOR OF LIGHT
2002 feature-length documentary, 86 minutes, color, Dolby SR, 35mm.Written, directed and produced. World premiere: Toronto International Filmfestival, September 2001. European Premiere: IFF Berlin, Feb. 2002, other festivals: Montreal, Palm Springs, Berlin IFF (Panorama), Thessaloniki, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Cambridge, Jerusalem, Lisbon, Porto, Taipei, Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Ankara, Seoul, Honolulu, Boston and others. Released in Germany, Switzerland , USA and Canada. Aired on TV in Germany, Poland, Scandinavia, Greece. DVD release in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, US and Canada.
GENDERNAUTS
1999 feature-length documentary, 86 min, color, Dolby SR, 35mm. Written, directed & produced. Festivals. Berlin, London, Brisbane, Barcelona, Lisbon, Torino, Bologna, Milano, Dublin, Vienna, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, The Hamptons, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington (NZ), Thessaloniki, Jerusalem, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro and others. Released in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, UK, US and Canada. Aired on TV in Germany, France and Austria.
DIDN’T DO IT FOR LOVE
1997 feature-length documentary, 80 min, color, 16mm, written and directed. Produced by Irene von Alberti, Filmgalerie 451. Festivals: Toronto, Berlin, Dublin, Munich, Oslo, Taipeh, Melbourne, Montreal, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco and others. Released in Germany, Austria, UK, US and Canada. Aired on TV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
DANISH GIRLS SHOW EVERYTHING
1996 a feature-length omnibus film by 20 European directors. German segment: CASTING, 35mm, color.written and directed, produced by Holland House, Copenhagen.Released in the Scandinavian countries. Aired on TV in the Scandinavian Countries and Germany.
EROTIQUE
1994 an international co-production of a feature-length omnibus film: US, Germany, Hong Kong, Brazil. Executive producers: B&M Chase, Group 1 Films, Los Angeles. German segment: TABOO PARLOR, written and directed, 30 min, color, 35mm. Festivals: Cannes, San Francisco, Seattle, Rotterdam, Munich, Montreal, Toronto, Hamburg, Miami.Released in Germany, Switzerland, HongKong, Italy, UK, US and Canada. Aired on TV in numerous countries including South Korea and Hong Kong.
FEMALE MISBEHAVIOR
1992 documentary, 80 min, color, 16mm. Written, directed and produced. Festivals: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Sundance, Seattle, Antwerpen, Oslo, Johannesburg, Jerusalem, Cambridge (UK), Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Taipei, Turku (Finland), Dublin, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Troia (Portugal), Wellington (New Zealand). Released in Germany, Austria, the U.S. and Canada. Aired on TV in Germany and US.
MY FATHER IS COMING
1991 82 min, color, 16mm, blow-up to 35mm, co-written, directed and produced. Festivals: Berlin, Torino, Capetown, Cannes, Sydney, Seattle, Jerusalem, New York, San Francisco Frameline, Sao Paolo, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Galway (Ireland), Cambridge (UK), Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Gothenburg, Espoo (Finland), Madrid, Cadiz, Melbourne, Sao Paolo, Troia (Portugal). Released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, France, US and Canada. Aired on TV in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
VIRGIN MACHINE
1988 85 min, b&w, 16mm, blow-up to 35mm, written, directed and produced. Festivals: San Francisco Frameline, Toronto, Montreal, Hof (Germany) Torino, Gothenburg, Berlin, Copenhagen, Galway (Ireland), Creteil (France), Hong Kong, Helsinki, Taipei, Sao Paolo, Jerusalem, St.Petersburg and others. Released in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, UK, US, Canada and Australia. Aired on TV in Germany and Canada.
SEDUCTION: THE CRUEL WOMAN
1985 84 min, color, 16mm, blow-up to 35mm, co-written, -directed and -produced with Elfi Mikesch. Festivals: Berlin, Edinburgh, Chicago, London, Montreal, Toronto, Creteil, San Francisco Frameline, Los Angeles, St.Petersburg, Sao Paolo and others. Released in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, UK, US, Canada, Australia and Japan. Aired on TV in Germany and Canada.