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Katja Esson

Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Hamburg, West Germany [now Germany]
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Biography

Katja Esson is a German-American filmmaker based in Miami, Florida. She was born and raised in Germany. Her documentary Ferry Tales received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2004. She is the only female German filmmaker ever nominated for a documentary at the Academy Awards.

Known For

Ohero:kon - Under the Husk poster

Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

Hooker, Harlot, Whore, Stories of Prostitution poster

Hooker, Harlot, Whore, Stories of Prostitution

Skydancer poster

Skydancer

Razing Liberty Square poster

Razing Liberty Square

Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe poster

Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe

Destination nature : La Floride poster

Destination nature : La Floride

Amerikas Flüsse poster

Amerikas Flüsse

Filmography

2024
Destination nature : La Floride poster

Destination nature : La Floride

TV · Director · 3 eps

2023
Razing Liberty Square poster

Razing Liberty Square

Movie · Director

2014
Sur les Gratte-Ciel de New York

Sur les Gratte-Ciel de New York

Movie · Director

2013
Backroads USA

Backroads USA

TV · Director · 5 eps

2011
Skydancer poster

Skydancer

Movie · Director

2011
Poetry of Resilience

Poetry of Resilience

Movie · Director

2010
Hooker, Harlot, Whore, Stories of Prostitution poster

Hooker, Harlot, Whore, Stories of Prostitution

Movie · Director

2006
Hole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/11

Hole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/11

Movie · Director

2003
Ferry Tales

Ferry Tales

Movie · Director

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