Helena Wittmann

Helena WITTMANN (1982, Germany) is a filmmaker, screenwriter and cinematographer. She studied Spanish and Media Studies in Erlangen and Hamburg, after which she attended the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK), graduating in 2014. She has made several short films, including Wildnis (2013) and 21,3°C (2014), which were shown internationally in exhibitions and film festivals. Her debut feature, DRIFT (2017), was selected for competition at various international film festivals such as the Venice Film Festival, IFFR and Hamburg Film Festival. For this film, she collaborated closely with anthropologist Theresa George and musician Nika Breithaupt.

Filmography

Kreisen (2010, short), Wildnis (2013, short), 21,3°C (2014, short), Anthony Mccall: Crossing the Elbe (2015, short), DRIFT (2017), Ada Kaleh (2018, short), 30 (+) films pour la 30ème (co-dir. 2019, doc), Human Flowers of Flesh (2022), A Thousand Waves (2024, short)

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