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Human interactions, injustice, discrimination, mental health
Country: Germany
Esa-Lu Lorenz (she/her) was born in Germany in 1992, moved between several places and finished high school in 2012. After time abroad she studied Digital Media and Philosophy at Leuphana University Lüneburg and the Hamburg Media School. Meanwhile she began working as an Assistant Director, counting several feature- and TV productions, both German and international, up until today. 2019 she graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with a thesis about hero theories and charismatic authorities. Since then she wrote, directed and produced two short films. CLOUD STUDY, starring Antonia Breidenbach, Livia Cocco and Rufus Beck, was released in 2024 and HOME which premiered in 2025. Her films were selected at Hof International Filmfestival, Nordic Filmdays Lübeck, Filmfest Turkey Germany, Short Film Festival Hamburg Mo& Friese and the International Filmfest Emden-Norderney (a.o.). Currently Esa develops a short film about domestic violence and a feature film about head transplantation. Her focus: social interaction, discrimination and mental health. She lives in Hamburg, Germany.
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