I am a curator, programmer, film mediator and adviser for moving image related projects with a focus on documentary and experimental forms, short films and moving images in the public space.
I work for cinemas, festivals and cultural institutions, mainly in Germany. I am on the board of directors of the Hauptverband Cinephilie, founder of the Arab Filmclub Hamburg, member of the B-Movie cinema collective in Hamburg, and part of the A Wall is a Screen project. Current engagements are with the Kinemathek Hamburg and the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival.
In 2018 I was the festival director and main curator of the dokumentART in Neubrandenburg, Germany and before that in charge of the Deframed Competition at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival for several years. From 2022 till 2024 I was a member of the selection committee for the German Competition at Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.