Jiska Rickels

Jiska RICKELS (1977, Netherlands) performed in music theatre productions before commencing her studies at the Dutch Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam. With her graduation project Untertage she instantly received international acclaim. Her first feature length documentary 4 Elements opened the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam in 2006. In 2007 she was named Best Director of the Year by the Dutch Directors Guild.

Filmography

Untertage (2003, short doc), Himmelfilm (2004, short doc), Electriek (2004, short), 26.000 Faces (segment Sevko, 2005, short doc), 4 Elements (2006, doc), Babaji, an Indian Love Story (2009, doc)