Katja Esson
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Hamburg, West Germany [now Germany]
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.
Best known work
Ferry Tales
2003Sur les Gratte-Ciel de New York
2014
Ohero:kon - Under the Husk
2017
Hooker, Harlot, Whore, Stories of Prostitution
2010
Skydancer
2011Hole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/11
2006
Razing Liberty Square
2023
Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe
2020Poetry of Resilience
2011Backroads USA
2013Filmography
2024
2023
Razing Liberty SquareDirector, Producer
2020
Without a Whisper - Konnón:kweProducer
2017
Ohero:kon - Under the HuskCreative Producer
2016
2014
Sur les Gratte-Ciel de New YorkDirector
2013
2011
SkydancerDirector, Producer, Additional Camera
2011
Poetry of ResilienceDirector
2010
2006
Hole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/11Director, Writer
2003
Ferry TalesDirector