BIOGRAPHY

born in Zurich 1956  –  after his degrees in German Literature, Popular Culture and Media Studies he was co-founder of the Production Company Videoladen Zürich  –  since 1882 freelance writer and filmdirector  –  also working as story consultant and editor.  –  Member of the Swiss Film Academy.

After a number of documentaries for television he directed his first feature length documentary for the big screen:  'Dutti der Riese' – the Biography of Gottlieb Duttweiler (a popular Swiss tycoon, founder of Migros).

His internationally most successful documentaries so far:
'The Substance – Albert Hofmann's LSD'  – the history of LSD.
'Gateways to New York – Othmar H. Ammann and His Bridges'