Born 1979 in Copenhagen
Graduated in 2009 as documentary director from The National Film School of Denmark and in 2004 in sociology from Copenhagen University where he also studied anthropology and political science.
He has directed documentary films since 2001 with a focus on universal stories on human existence. His films have won awards on numerous festivals including IDFA, Tribeca, AFI Docs, Full Frame, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Nordisk Panorama and CPH:DOX.
Since 2008 he has had eight films at IDFA, four of them received a nomination for best film in their category and his latest film At Home In the World won the award for best mid-length film at IDFA 2015. The last two years he has been nominated for a Bodil award for best documentary by the Danish Film Critics for At Home In The World and The Arms Drop.
Besides his own films he has also made films and videos for Vice, Magnum Photos and The New York Times.
He teaches occasionally at the The National Film School of Denmark and other film schools around Europe.
