Born in Germany in 1973, and grew up between the USA, France and England. She returned to her home country to study direction at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (DFFB). Among her films are the shorts XX to XY: Fighting to Be Jake (2002) and Sundays (2003), as well as the feature films Molly’s Way (2005), The Stranger in Me (2008), Kill Me (2012, 36th Mostra) and 3 Days in Quiberon (2018, 42nd Mostra), presented and awarded at film festivals like Cannes, Berlin and Mar del Plata.