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Katja Esson profile
Director

Katja Esson

Directing

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Directed credits

4

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TMDB popularity

0.3

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 1All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1188405

IMDb ID: nm1534515

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Hamburg, West Germany [now Germany]

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2010 - 2024

Years active: 15

Wikidata: Q18920395

Frequent jobs

Director (4)Creative Producer (1)Creator (1)Producer (1)

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.

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Series

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