I am a freelance filmmaker since 2017. After a few years producing music videos and editing documentaries for german television I shifted my focus towards outdoor movies. This allowed me to combine my passion for skiing, mountaineering and adventures with my professional work as a filmmaker.

In recent years I directed and produced four documentary movies, the most recent one being a 93-minute documentary feature film following seven friends on their 40-day journey crossing Svalbard on Skis. "End to End Svalbard" is still awaiting its public release, while my previous movies were screened and awarded at numerous international film festivals.

This movie is my first step into the professional documentary movie scene. Having a renowned international production company as a partner this film has the potential of an international cinema release, followed by its distribution over major streaming services.

Being the writer, director, co-producer and responsible for the complete post-production including editing, sound mixing, coloring and delivery I was able to gain a huge amount of experience throughout the whole process of the movie. To have professional expertise in every field of the movie production process sets me apart from others and allows me to get an overview of the projects from beginning to end.

While shooting this movie I was less of an observer of the protagonists of this story than being one of the protagonists myself. While crossing Spitsbergen in 40 days on skis I did not have any advantage to the other six people who accompanied me; I had to face the same challenges, took the same effort, pulled just as much weight in my sled, if not more – everything while also getting a story and the shots needed to create an immersive movie. This allowed me to get as close as possible to the action and the emotions of this story. Over the next few years I see myself evolving in this specialized field of filmmaking – facing extreme conditions over long long periods of time, always finding myself in the middle of the action while creating a compelling story into one final product.

I want to grow in this challenging field of outdoor documentary movie production. The stories I want to tell can probably fill my calender for the next couple of years, and with every project I aim to raise the bar of creative storytelling once more.

Besides working behind the camera I want to evolve as an athlete, improving and manifesting my skills in skiing (especially steep-skiing), mountaineering and exploration. Being both filmmaker and athlete allows me to keep up with the people in front of my lens, without falling behind because of lacking fitness or too little knowledge of the environment – which can get extreme at times.

My bigger expedition goals include human powered voyages through Antarctica and Alaska, possibly a mountaineering project in South America – and when I am not far away I aim to tell stories from my current home Chamonix and other places in the alps.

Another big factor for me is to convey a message of responsibility for our planet and awareness of the impact we humans have living on it. Human powered adventures will always have priority for me, as I am trying to explore our world with the least impact possible.